Algernon
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Algernon is the laboratory mouse in "Flowers for Algernon" whose artificially increased intelligence parallels and foreshadows the fate of the human protagonist.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional mouse
ⓘ
laboratory animal ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Flowers for Algernon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flowers for Algernon (novel adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charlie Gordon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nemur and Strauss experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | backyard garden ⓘ |
| buriedBy | Charlie Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Charlies request to put flowers on Algernons grave ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Daniel Keyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Flowers for Algernon (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | Charlies understanding of his own condition ⓘ |
| intelligence | artificially increased ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
foreshadows Charlie Gordon’s fate
ⓘ
measures success and failure of the experiment ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | described through Charlie Gordons progress reports ⓘ |
| notableTrait | ability to solve complex mazes ⓘ |
| plotEvent |
becomes increasingly erratic and aggressive
ⓘ
dies as a result of the failed experiment ⓘ experiences rapid cognitive decline ⓘ shows early signs of mental regression ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist |
emotional attachment object for Charlie Gordon
ⓘ
non-human counterpart ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
experimental test subject
ⓘ
symbolic parallel to Charlie Gordon ⓘ |
| setting | laboratory ⓘ |
| species | mouse ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cost of scientific experimentation
ⓘ
temporary nature of artificially enhanced intelligence ⓘ |
| themeConnection |
ethics of human experimentation
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intelligence and identity ⓘ transience of human achievement ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | 1950s ⓘ |
| undergoes | experimental intelligence-enhancing surgery ⓘ |
| usedAs | experimental model for human trials ⓘ |
| workGenre | science fiction ⓘ |
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