Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Point of View

n The perspective from which a story is told

n The author’s choice of narrator

Points of View

n  1st person – the narrator is a character in the story –

n  3rd person limited – the narrator is not a character in the story and follows only one character’s thoughts and actions

n  3rd person omniscient – the narrator is not a character and knows all things about all characters – god-like

Flowers for Algernon Point of View

n  Written in first person n  Narrator is Charlie

Gordon n  Written as a journal

Flowers for Algernon - Genre

n  Prose – ordinary form of written language – in paragraphs

n  Fiction – prose writing about imaginary characters and events

n  Short story – brief work of fiction n  Science Fiction - combines elements of fiction

and fantasy with science fact

Characters

n  Charlie – protagonist n  Algernon - mouse n  Miss Kinnian – teacher n  Dr. Strauss – scientist n  Dr. Nemur – scientist n  Joe Carp – Charlie’s

coworker at factory

n  Dynamic Character n Character that

changes and grows n Charlie is a

dynamic character

n  Static Character n Character that does

not change

Rorschach Test – Ink blot test

IQ

n  Intelligence quotient - measure of intelligence: a measure of somebody's intelligence, obtained through a series of aptitude tests concentrating on different aspects of intellectual functioning.