Internal Conflict In Flowers For Algernon

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The novel, Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes, is an incredible story about a developmentally disabled man named Charlie, chosen for an experiment that offers him the opportunity to become intelligent, his deepest wish in life. It is the story of Charlie Gordon and the challenges he faces to fit in a society where his family, and friends find him either “too dumb” or “too smart” simply because he is different from them. Although there are several external and internal conflicts in the novel Flowers of Algernon, including the conflict between the new and the old Charlie, the conflict between Charlie and Alice, the main conflict in the story is between Charlie and society and how abusive the people he loves are towards him. This occurs with