Was the Experiment on Charlie Gordon Worth the Problems Created? An essay based on the book "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

Charlie Gordon has gone through many problems in his life that many people may not experience given normal situations. Charlie's problems started off even before he had his operation. After his operation, he faced new and different problems in his life. But was this all really worth it? Even though Charlie's problems escalated after the experiment and in the end the effects did not last, Charlie was better off having had the operation.
Firstly, Charlie had many problems before his operation that were common to those of other mentally challenged people. He didn't have the ability to re…