Flowers for Algernon
In Burt's estimation, what is Charlie's downfall?
June 11 progress report 13
June 11 progress report 13
In Burt's estimation, Charlie's downfall is his lack of understanding (tolerance).
"Just that you've come a long way kind of fast," he said. "You've got a superb mind now, intelligence that can't really be calculated, more knowledge absorbed by now than most people pick up in a long lifetime. But you're lopsided. You know things. You see things. But you haven't developed understanding, or-I have to use the word-tolerance. You call them phonies, but when did either of them ever claim to be perfect, or superhuman? They're ordinary people. You're the genius."
Flowers for Algernon