Flowers for Algernon: Study Guide

"Flowers for Algernon" is a short story by Daniel Keyes that was first published in 1958.

Summary

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Progress Reports 1–7
Progress Reports 8–9
Progress Reports 10–11
Progress Report 12
Progress Report 13
Progress Reports 14–15
Progress Report 16
Progress Report 17

Characters

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Character List
Charlie Gordon
Alice Kinnian
Professor Nemur
Rose Gordon

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