Algernon Questions:

choose three and answer these in full sentences in your journal:


1.       What is the author establishing by comparing Miss Kinnian to Charlie’s mother?

2.       What assessment can be made about Charlie’s mother?

3.       How does Keyes allow the reader to see Charlie’s emotional growth, as well as his intellectual development?

4.       The author mentions three novels: The Great Gatsby, An American Tragedy, and Look Homeward, Angel. What will reading these novels do for Charlie?

5.       Why does Charlie write portions of his journal in third person?