Once "beneath" these men, Charlie was now above them and he feels as though they treat him as a thing rather than a human being. He cannot process what is happening to him and he withdraws from society because he is misunderstood and misunderstands. The danger of knowing too much rests squarely in knowing when things are awry. Retarded Charlie was not smart but he was not stressed and unhappy. The struggle to find peace with knowledge is more difficult than we like to think because we must think about it and we must rationalize it even when it is better when we do not.

Flowers for Algernon examines the difficult and delicate psyche of man through understanding intelligence. The potential associated with knowledge intimates we can understand everything and live enhanced lives people because of that. The actuality speaks another truth, revealing knowledge has very little to do with...
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