Flowers for Algernon-part 1

Charlie Gordon is a thirty-two year old retarded man. He works at Donner's Bakery and attends reading classes at the Beekman College Center for Retarded Adults. Recognizing Charlie as a hard-working and friendly young man, doctors at Beekman College choose him for an experimental brain operation that raises his IQ of 68 to that of a genius. Charlie's intellectual progress is astounding; he learns obscure languages and performs complex mathematical equations. This intelligence comes with a price, however. Charlie's stimulated memory allows him to recall painful abuse from family and friends. He becomes bitter, arrogant, and lonely, and his 'emotional retardation' interferes with his love for Alice Kinnian. Tragically, Charlie discovers a flaw in the experiment and he realizes that his mental regression is inevitable. With little time remaining, Charlie visits his mother and spends time with Alice. At the end, Charlie commits himself to the dismal Warren State Home and Training School.

[@theBigA1992]

I remember reading the original book in high school, and got a copy as a birthday present. A personal favourite of mine, because I sympathize Charlie Gordon, because how hard life can be with a disability. I have the thought, that I would sell my soul to be rid of my autism.

[@marcusm5127]

Andy Slaughter Your comment really moved me.

[@ccseries]

Andy Slaughter. It's without a doubt that you have had to live life with challenge, with exploration, with having to play a video game where you cannot alter the degree of understanding. I've seen the same people with autism overcome things I would be too afraid or impatient to tackle. Andy Slaughter. You are aware of your impediment, but I encourage you to realize that what you have is no impediment. It is insight! It is an understanding to a perspective alien and far-removed from what us "normal" folk live by day to day. Andy Slaughter. You speak of paying a price to remove yourself of this talent. I say you do not realize what gift you have! I say you have surely endured a tough childhood, but can surely flourish in this world where people understand and can show compassion. Andy Slaughter. There are few people like yourself in the world. I ask only that you take another hard look and realize what gifts you have for this world and our nation. Andy Slaughter. Carry on, and know that you have my blessing!

[@ccseries]

Buddy, I'm 28 years old, work a job that pays little despite a college degree, and I'm also a virgin. Ain't that a bitch? Virginity is nothing to worry about. Trust me, I hit that mental "wall" when it came to sex and it's the last thing on my mind. I too know isolation, loneliness, and rejec *cringe* rejection, man tell me about it because you're preaching to a choir that doesn't like to sing. My counselor keeps trying to tell me I have PTSD, and I got pissed because that shit belongs to the military. I'm not military. You're coherent enough to spell properly and make good sentences in your comment. I say your "curse" can be overcome. I believe in you, and I will pray for you. However, prayer can only do so much. It's still all up to you. I know you'll do the right thing.

[@jimmymackinnon8474]

Andy Slaughter I have Aspergers Syndrome and epilepsy and it has been a huge burden my entire life. Im 27 and I too am on disability. It fucking sucks. This world is made for neurotypical people who can drive. Don’t listen to the other guy, he doesn’t know what he is talking about. Neurotypical people don’t understand.

[@brentsterling2717]

Jimmy and Andy... i am very sorry the two of you, and so many others have suffered with disabilities. i wish with all of my heart that cures were available. i am sobbing uncontrollably while trying to write this. i'm sure the other person is only trying to help you feel happy with what you have. Don't be too hard on the guy. i feel the system is rigged. against everyone. nobody seems to try to educate the bullying behavior out of these so called normal people. it's almost encouraged to act like charlie's so called friends, the ones he had at the bakery. honestly, i wish this book had a better ending. its fiction after all. why couldn't charlie have landed somewhere in the middle at the end of the book? i wish he ended up with an I.Q. of around 120 maybe 130. instead of soaring above 200 at the peak of his development then falling back to his original levels of somewhere between 60 and 70. know it's only a story. BUT, speculative fiction seems to always have a warning message that says "Don't try it... you'll end up breaking something". it's just not fair... not even in a book.

[@amrutayyala]

I stifled a tear when I finished reading this.

[@fragilemaileagle]

Me too, just finished it today

[@vixensiren248]

omg me too

[@fragilemaileagle]

It's beautiful right?

[@internetdinosaur8810]

I fucking wept

[@LL-nc7ne]

You kidding? I was bawling for an hour straight.

[@MDBowron]

RIP Daniel Keyes, you wrote a good one

[@babypotato6852]

Matthew David Bowron this was a sad /beautiful sory i red the door in class

[@sionmyles4647]

according to the book in school, he was 37, and it was based in 1965-ish. he is already smart, I mean, he figure things out so fast, but in the book he couldn't even compare emotions.

[@toysforthetoygod2671]

Sion Myles 33

[@gamingwithcamforlife320]

It’s 37

[@rubystaging237]

Well they try a pack a whole book in a two hour movie, Lol

[@mrsnismo]

@@gamingwithcamforlife320 I have my copy of the book right here, he's 33

[@maryumgardner5958]

he was 32 going on 33

[@Landon-eh1sq]

Mike: they won't care about my legs or my head because I will be a BIG SHOT ! 😆

[@sloth5414]

I don't know why I never noticed this, but Charlie in this is Dr. Brenner from Stranger Things. (The guy with the white hair)

[@sarahs455]

I like the 1970s version better... but the best is to read the actual "progress notes" as they are portrayed in the book. I read it when I was a little kid and it has stuck with me my entire life... such a nuanced approach to the concept of intelligence: intellectual vs. emotional. In real life of course we need to mesh those two together and even then many of us (myself included) tend to mess it up. To me, this is the ultimate psychological story... there is such a clear arc, matching the beginning perfectly to the end, with the middle being his peak of genius. And yet, he was more unhappy there than anywhere else. What a great story. I hope another movie version comes out that truly honors those progress reports from Charly.

[@danielfcastro]

Best book i ever read in my life (and have read 250 +-). Still makes me cry sometimes and i am a "cold" person.

[@lucafn1814]

nice one

[@lucafn1814]

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[@jamesdrynan]

After Keyes had such success with the original short story, ( won the prestigious Hugo Award, ) he expanded it into a novel. Cliff Robertson won an Oscar for his portrayal of Charlie in 1968. In my opinion, the short story is the definitive work. Told in first person narrative form, the reader can see the rise and fall of Charlie's intelligence through spelling and grammatical errors. There is no sadder last line in literature. " Please if you get a chanse put some flowrs on Algernons grave in the bak yard..." Heart-rending.

[@Margheritagunguimoro]

We started reading this book today. It is a beautiful book and I love it so much

[@96music4eva]

Wasn't Gimpy supposed to be nice to him in the book? It kinda angers me they made him be mean to Charlie....

[@chrissams6230]

They based it off the previously made movie 🎥 in the 60’s or 70’s

[@rylee_l]

0:22 he's my favorite

[@Silver01Son]

Mine too:)

[@swallowedinthesea11]

Charly is riotously smart! He discovered Eleven and the Upside Down world.

[@-lbrowniebrowniel-2717]

This was for my middle school advanced language arts class and I remember everyone getting emotional over it. I was too. WHYYYYYYYYY 😭😭😭😭

[@nicolettereinsmith5895]

this movie is SO sad, i cryed SO much from it... its really good though

[@zoemarie777]

I'm currently reading this book. It breaks my heart at the end.

[@lucafn1814]

same bro

[@FlutistPride]

My English teacher told me that even though the protagonist is different than most, we can relate to him. How true.

[@ellenthetwig9158]

I feel sorry for Charlie even if he's not real. ❤️

[@MarisolLopez-hp7go]

My 8th Grade ELA Students are reading this book. I will supplement their studies with this movie. (I never read the book until now -- but I'm enjoying it so far.)

[@disregardingsanity2890]

I haven't seen this in years, thank you for posting! And it brings to light the paradox of neuropsychological enhancement through psychotropics and invasive medical procedures. Except for possibly modifying self depricating behaviours, the temptation to elicit "smart drugs" to have an advantage or competitive edge, rarely has the desired outcome longer term. Again, thank you for posting.

[@tyluigi7352]

What do you call a potato that turned to the dark side? Darth Tater. What do you call a lazy potato? A couch potato. What do you say to calm down an angry potato? Anything nice. Just butter him up. Man, these potato puns are apeeling.

[@soniarosie2000]

Darth Tater LOOOOL! I love silly jokes.

[@duckiedimples5394]

I swear you’re turning into sans

[@thiagodeandrade7081]

To be fair, he deals with that bread pan better than I would ever had.

[@hobartchapel9515]

Bastards!

[@elizabethalcarraz7125]

My teacher told us that the movie Flowers for Algernon was terrible just terrible. We read the book in class,but it was the short version of it from our Literature books.I searched up the movie to see why he hated it so much.

[@vickasaj4736]

plz add me on face book for some literature books am in Uganda Vickasa j Lovervic

[@juliannaperez371]

Has me in tears 😭😭💞 I love Charles Gordon

[@ryanhadfield8866]

The original story noted that Charlie worked for Donnegan's Plastic Box Company, not a bakery. "PROGRESS REPORT 12 April 30 I've quit my job at Donnegan's Plastic Box Company. Mr. Donnegan insisted that it would be better for all concerned if I left. What did I do to make then hate me so?"

[@thekiddurant222]

Read this at school..

[@andrewsudhir2958]

Same

[@17annah]

Me to. That's why I looked this up

[@imcoolurnot716]

We just finished this book in school

[@4virus1]

+imcool urnot School? same btw

[@theguywhogoesheck5961]

+Thekid Durant The book was so sad. . . . I liked it though.

[@BLACK_FORTYFIVE]

I had to watch this for school I got addicted so I watched the whole thing while everyone just watched episode 1 and it’s great I love it

[@ginajacobs41]

It's so interesting to see the different comments on this. To clear up some questions, in the abridged version for middle schools the text is very different than the full novel, changing it from a bakery to a factory, changing his age from 32 to 37, removing characters and entire plot lines.

[@markpettigrew3482]

There is a SparkNotes page regarding this movie which sums up another aspect of the story which is very likely minimized in the abridged middle school version: "Charlie picks up the habit of wandering through the streets of New York at night. One night, he meets a strange and sad woman in Central Park who tells him about her problems and then offers to have sex with him. Charlie almost goes home with the woman, until she reveals that she is pregnant." Retarded people who have never had sex don't usually have the expectation that they will ever experience that kind of pleasure. Unfortunately, my IQ was tested when I was in grade school, and it was 140, not 70 or less. And I am tired, at the age of 57, of still being a virgin. Maybe I should go to New York, in the hopes of meeting a "strange and sad woman".

[@mikefortier7081]

With all due respect, this plot seems somewhat forced; runs too quick

[@mikefortier7081]

Plus the music seems distracting

[@tarjet3867]

I suggest you read the book the pacing is better and the plot eases into full swing

[@chrissams6230]

Or the older version of this movie

[@03bgood]

I got to read this twice in school; in Junior High and High School. I only saw this version back in Junior High since my teacher had a copy recorded on a VHS tape but in High School we watched the 1966 version known as Charly, which omitted the stuff that happened in his childhood such as his family and the kids at school that ended up getting him beat up by some older kids who trick him into writing a nasty letter to girl he liked.

[@michaelharding5061]

The short story doesn't have anything about his childhood. That movie was based on the short story not all that was added in the novel.

[@shroomville1706]

I hope they make a new version of the movie with Tom cruise playing the role of Charlie with a "minority report" movie style and a story set up in the future!! That would a majestic one!!

[@cicerojamesquinn3040]

This movie is sad but it inspires me to help people like Charlie

[@rubystaging237]

I think Mathew modine did such a great job. Playing the part, he was believable. And funny when he falls trying to pick up the pan

[@msshadows38]

can I just say when ever I hear someone talk and joke about retarted people I yell at them and say what are you getting out of this except to make yourself feel better about yourself but in my eyes your just going down a hole of shame

[@Welcome2TheInternet]

+MsShadows Timmeh? TIMMEY!!

[@mikefortier7081]

+Phillip Phillips c'mon, bro

[@littleslippy8924]

+Phillip Phillips snickle

[@iGlitcher01]

Thanks bro. I have been looking around for the full movie for 15 minutes until I saw your comment on a videos saying that you would upload the full video.

[@TheSwampChicken-II]

I would kill to see Charlie Gordon operating a zero-turn... Nuff said. Bet he would be grinning ear-to-ear.

[@ashleyharris3061]

We are reading this book in my english class so far its a great book.

[@gadiswahyu3275]

There is another charlie movie in 1968

[@JaxenRossisback]

Gadis Wahyu That version is better.

[@KatyPerryFan7534]

We watched this at school today. I love the story.

[@sarahwilliamson8646]

I cried when I saw this movie in 8th grade, my best friend told me later that the other kids were laughing at me. bastards

[@timothyparrucci809]

@Moonlight Glimmer, in the book it took place in 1965

[@benevolencia4203]

Most of us are harmless, wishing to cause no harm to others. And likewise there are those that bully the weak, and harass the timid. These lost souls are as wolves. Thankfully there are sheep dogs amongst us too. People who protect those of the minority. Brave and honorable people who defend those who society might scorn. It’s OK to be gentle as a lamb. It’s OK to be a sheep dog. And if you choose to be a wolf, causing harm to those less strong than yourself; keep in mind you’re giving the sheep dogs something to look forward to.

[@CaptainDiqhedd]

Read at school in our Literature Books. Seemed pretty interesting! :D

[@bows_arrows126]

Yesss me too our class is reading the novel for 8th grade class

[@Channel_Number45013]

Same

[@adrianmendoza8073]

Same here

[@unreliablegrape8299]

Yup

[@jhayden3693]

Same. < < < < < F I S H Y < < < <

[@efjohn6169]

Flowers For Algernon is a compelling short story by Daniel Keyes. "Charly" The film with Cliff Robertson Won Best Actor Academy Award in 1968

[@jessaochman3514]

This movie is a far better interpretation of the book than the 1968 movie Charly.

[@leeloo324]

great movie, thanks for sharing.

[@alkevinzmedia]

Such a sad story. Wonder full book sad sad ending ;(

[@lupecalvario315]

I read this story in school... I love it!!!

[@Faiththegemini]

"You'll fix my brain and I'll be a jean-iuos" That was too cleaver

[@burritochild1362]

What do you see charlie?...pictures of black paint!

[@msshadows38]

OMG SEBBY MY SEMPIA YOU CAME!!

[@burritochild1362]

+MsShadows Of course!

[@mirukaze]

One of my all-time favourite books! This is my first time watching this. Is there a remake? because I think the actor who plays Charlie could do better. I like the one who played Sam in I Am Sam. Now that captures the character!

[@podsmpsg1]

Watched this in Middle School in my English Class.

[@lucafn1814]

spoons and boons

[@17annah]

Oh Charlie 😍😘😜

[@17annah]

Charlie is so freaking adorable

[@10sh1iii]

Rian girl Oh jeez its a coincidence when i scrolled down looked to your comment he said geinas the same time :)

[@03bgood]

Crispin Glover needs to play Charlie in the remake!

[@fAtfrUIt26]

People! He was 32, just about to turn 33, and he worked at a bakery.

[@rkoopmans8536]

"Algernon! Look guys Algernon is back!"

[@michaelg2502]

I've been wanting to see this specific production since reading the short story in 7th grade. The movie we watched with Cliff was good, but I remember my teacher saying she really enjoyed this version but couldn't find it anywhere. Sure enough I wasn't able to either, this was maybe around 2005

[@LaDracul]

All I can think of is the quote "Zach go on vision quest like Matthew Mo-deen..." :)

[@178metallica]

I couldn`t keep myself from laughing when i figured out Charlie is Private Joker.

[@mariznivera1671]

thank you for posting this.. now I could finish my essay about it.

[@robertforster8984]

I thought that this was from the ‘60s? With Cliff Robertson as Charlie? I’m pretty sure that is Matthew Modine.

[@keith_44]

PICTURES OF BLACK PAINT

[@donjey5401]

Guys, in the short story, he works as a janitor, in the novel, he works as a baker

[@mattwynes1689]

Hi I’m chawwy Gordon all I see is ink on the paper

[@TheHintoBean]

lol "you'll fix my genes and ill be a genius"

[@ananguzman]

This movie is so sad! I almost teared up the first time

[@HH-gr9og]

im actually reading this in "skool"

[@elliepen6954]

In Jr. High reading this and I literally started crying. The way they treated him is terrible....

[@MrKevindeboda]

He worked as a janitor in a factory in the book

[@Elvusmiw]

0:23 and once dad is proud of me I’m gonna, come after u guys once I’m free

[@destinylassiter5933]

That was in the book. It changes a lot in the movie.

[@RaoulDuke-cs2wn]

I'm fading it too and I fell sorry foor Charlie how the guys treat him and make fun of him what kind of low life would do that

[@user-rl1cs9ws4z]

I remember watching this in middle school

[@Katesquish]

Just reading the book.. was told it will make me cry. Hmm Still loving it so far!

[@Foolskii]

4:28 am I the only one who noticed the guy in the wheelchair wearing a Stone Cold Steve Austin shirt?

[@littleslippy8924]

cone stold

[@Zarrey]

A red dead redemption 2 quest made me come here.

[@nietofang12]

word he works for donnagans box company but now he works at a bakery

[@xNoxianGuillotinex]

I want to see more of Charlie's regression. Is so funny watching how he literally suffer from the consequences that he bought upon himself. Charlie can't blame anyone because he was too desperate to be smart. Best ending ever...

[@mrpeachie]

My teacher made my class watch "Charly" Which i think was made before this one. I gotta say, the old one i think was a bit more closer to the original story than this version

[@iva_erin]

The guy in the wheel chair is like my here lmfao

[@tammievassar9146]

Can someone please tell me if this is appropriate for 7th graders? I don't have time to watch all of it, and hoped to show clips today! Thank you!

[@redslate]

It's not. Watch the one from the 60s. It's much better.

[@Spooky-Sara]

Better to read the short story in the lit books. Much more appropriate.

[@markuscampos8293]

Our teacher showed Us in class I'm in 8th and every one acted very civilized and it opened a lot of eyes (I go to nixa)

[@EphemeralMemory]

I'm a sophomore in college now, and I searched for this movie after remembering the memories it (and the short story) gave me back in 7th grade.

[@fancybear468]

I read it in 7th grade so I guess so

[@qp2319]

its like diffrent versions of the story its always being remodded so ignore the new stuff if you read a book were he worked at the bakery are the box company

[@shiryinglepringle2340]

I love this story so much.

[@iloveandyross3896]

we read the short story. i cried. it's gonna be worse watching this. i'm ready i have tissues.

[@samcabrera5997]

i had to read this book in class, i held back tears. :'(

[@nohexakron]

you're welcome,the same happened to me that's why I decided to upload the movie when I finally found it.

[@kcdebris913]

Didn’t know Gregg Opie Hughes played Charlie

[@VanessaxLopezily]

i love this movie soo much!! it always makes me cry though:(

[@jimmbodragonslayer]

no he worked in a bakery in the book

[@metakarbon]

give her the nobel prize...

[@inbloombtfl]

Actually without looking that hard, you can find the full movie on youtube. But I didn't upload it.

[@lexiburns3690]

such a good book and movie.

[@boitumelokola3040]

still my fav book of all time

[@michaelasuncion6443]

We read this on class today ... It's really good

[@meganSlaughter]

In the book her works in a boxing factory

[@xenounde0]

6:45 😂

[@aslikizilaslan]

The original book was so effective

[@sequoiap3197]

OK BUT I JUST REALIZED CHARLIE IS DR BRENNER FROM STRANGER THINGS

[@BrendonJoslinOfficial]

The best movie ever and really sad! :-(

[@chengyanslc]

Come to watch because of Person of Interest...

[@FourEyedOwl]

I wept like a new born baby for the longest time and I haven't read the book in 5 years.

[@bigxmacxattack941]

In the book it says he was 37 years old