People are cruel. In particular many people will ridicule, tease, hurt, and use less fortunate people as objects of their fun and meanness. In this remarkable story "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, the main character, Charlie Gordon, a mentally challenged adult, is a victim of this kind of treatment. When they make fun of them he does not realize it. Later, being impressed by Charlie's motivation, Dr. Strauss and Professor Nemur decide to use Charlie for an experimental operation that promises to make him smart. When the operation works Charlie discovers how cruel people are: "Now I know what it means when they said, to pull a Charlie Gordon." People think making fun of slow people does not hurt them so it is okay to be mean. This kind of attitude is wrong and people need to stop this teasing. It not only hurts but it makes...