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Isolation In Flowers For Algernon
n the story Flowers for Algernon the main character Charlie Gordon becomes isolated after he undergoes an operation to triple his IQ. He realizes after the operation that all his friends were only being friends with him so they could watch him suffer through unpleasant situations. After realizing this he loses all the friends he has and becomes alone. He also becomes isolated when he locks himself away unwilling to take in visitors, he just stayed in his room laying down on his bed. Another form of his isolation is that no one can understand him. He is unable to hold a conversation with anyone without them getting confused. This is how the operation isolates Charlie
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