Flowers for Algernon | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Progress Report - The Beekman doctors take photographs of this and read them to monitor Charlie's state of mind. When life becomes more complex for the emotional genius, however, Charlie decides to keep these private.

Beekman College Center for Retarded Adults - This is an old schoolhouse that has been used by the University clinic to provide special classes for the handicapped.

Donner's Bakery - Charlie works as a janitor here.

Rorschach test - A psychological personality evaluation in which a person is asked to describe what he sees in a series...
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