Similarities Between Of Mice And Men And Flowers For Algernon

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Jonathan Brima New Dorp Mrs.Casazza 4/6/2015 Many agree with Theodore Roethke's "In a dark time , the eye begins to see." This seems to mean that in times of darkness (tragedy, sadness, loneliness), we finally begin to see things that we perhaps did not take notice of before, you begin to realize things. Two Works Of literature that relates to this quote are science fiction novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes and the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The character Charlie Gordon from Flowers for Algernon, George Milton & lennie smalls from Of Mice and Men are people that have seen things clearer when situations becomes tragic.…show more content…
For example, Charlie begins to realize that the surgery that was given to him has a possibility of backfiring and the effects of that would be for him to return to his old state of mind. As a result, he decided that he wants to see his parents before time runs out. In addition, after having the surgery, his coworkers pulls a stunt on charlies drink and left him at the bar which humiliated charlie. Therefore, Charlie realizes that these people aren't really his friends. Finally, after his IQ starts to drop rapidly and he returns to the former Charlie, he starts to realize that Ms. Kinnian, fell in love with him. So he tells her in a letter that he'll find a way to still be smart and tells her not forget about him. As we can see , It is through the character of Charlie Gordon that "In a dark time , the eye begins to see." is being

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