Conflict

There are many conflicts in the book, "Flowers For Algernon". The major conflict would probably be how Charlie struggles during the duration of the experiment. In the beginning of the story, Charlie is mentally retarded. He is determined to learn and agrees to undergo the experiment in hopes to raise his I.Q. drastically. The experiment is indeed successful, and Charlie begins to remember memories from long ago. Charlie struggles with trying to gain not only knowledge, but the maturity and emotional state he should be in at his age.

-Angelina