How Is Diversity Shown In Flowers For Algernon

People with disabilities usually find it more difficult to accomplish things than others. In the book Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes illustrates this. The main character Charlie is mentally retarded. His family gave him up and put him in the Warren home for people who are mentally ill. His uncle took him out of Warren, gave him a job at his bakery, and looked out for him. At the beginning of the book Charlie can’t do a lot, but with the help of several doctors he becomes more independent. His optimistic uncle and the doctors gave him a chance at life, unlike his mom who viewed him as powerless and useless. Life isn’t always fair, but I believe it should be when possible. I think people with disabilities should should be supported and accommodated

In the book Flowers for Algernon, Charlie goes to visit the Warren home. He finds out that there is a “‘Special security cottage,’... ‘Emotionally disturbed retardates. When there’s a chance they’ll harm themselves or others, we put them in Cottage K. Locked up at all times,’” (Keyes 157). They don’t do anything to help these people, and they are not exposed to the public. Therefore, their society lacks diversity. Diversity creates more learning opportunities because everyone thinks and acts different. People often learn from their actions or others actions. Life is boring when everything is the same. There is always room for progress and improvement in people’s life, so it’s useless to neglect disabled people. The community could benefit from the people who are locked up. Everyone has something to contribute to the world whether their job improves people’s lives, they discover something, teach others something, ect. When Charlie’s mom sent him to Warren, his uncle “‘got them to releese you on outside werk placmint,’” (Keyes 17). He was contributing to society, while improving his mental

A high schooler named Tyler Green has “‘cerebral palsy, non-verbal learning disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxieties,’” (I’m Tyler). Although he faces many challenges, he still participates in plays, marching band, karate, Eagle Scouts, Cub Scout softball league, and has a 3.5 GPA. He was able to participate in activities such as karate because his Sensei spent time with him “‘figuring out ways to do the moves, the katas, on my knees, so I could take part in one of my passions, the martial arts,’” (I’m Tyler). His teachers “‘enlarge handouts, revise assignments, adapt testing, seat me where is can see better, and generally find different ways of getting the same results,’” (I’m Tyler). People in his life find ways to get around the obstacles he encounters. These people chose to see him for his abilities, and that changed his life. He is now able to accomplish more than before. He is academically succeeding, as well as becoming more