“Flowers for Algernon” Study Guide Part 1 1.Explain Charlie’s relationship with the mouse, Algernon. How are they similar?
2.What does Charlie’s belief insuperstition(he carries around a rabbit’s foot, he worries when a black cat walks by him) tell you about him? What character trait does this show?
3.Why does Charlie want to be smart so bad? What does this tell us about the way our society views intelligence?