However, Charlie will soon realise that great intelligence doesn’t necessarily lead to a better quality of life. Undertaking this experiment on Charlie results in his 70 IQ increasing way beyond the average persons, changing his life forever. Thus resulting in him being able to solve difficult mazes in a matter of minutes. A recent experiment on a lab rat, Algernon, resulted in his intelligence and problem-solving skills going through the roof. He was also given the Author Emeritus honour by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2000.The story of Charlie, a simple guy, who’s given the unique opportunity of becoming smart. In 2000, he was honoured with Professor Emeritus status at Ohio University.

Algernon, Charlie and I: A Writer’s Journey and The Asylum Prophecies. He is is the author of eight other books: The Touch The Fifth Sally The Minds of Billy Milligan The Milligan Wars: A True Sequel Unveiling Claudia Until Death. He was famous for writing Flowers for Algernon. But once the writer explains or analyses, he trivialises his own work.ĭaniel Keyes was an American author. As long as the writer, or any artist for that matter, keeps his mouth shut, there can be argument and discussion and various interpretations and meanings.Things are forced to fit because the writer or the director or somebody wanted something in that didn’t belong. The parts have to be consistent and belong together. Even in the world of make-believe there have to be rules.There are a lot of people who will give money or materials, but very few who will give time and affection.Now I understand that one of the important reasons for going to college and getting an education is to learn that the things you’ve believed in all your life aren’t true, and that nothing is what it appears to be.

Intelligence and education that hasn’t been tempered by human affection isn’t worth a damn.

Now I hope only to be able to know of its existence, and to understand one grain of it. A short while ago I foolishly thought I could learn everything – all the knowledge in the world.

Strange about learning the farther I go the more I see that I never knew even existed.

Daniel Keyes was born 9 August 1927 and died 15 June 2014.

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