To begin with, the novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes reveals the evolution of a being. The protagonist, Charlie Gordon, is a thirty-two year old man, studies in a school for the mentally disabled and works as a janitor in a bakery. He undergoes an operation to transform him into an intelligent human. Over the course of the novel, Charlie evolves and learns from many experiences, each situation he faces leading him to become a more complete person. He overcomes various obstacles and grasps a greater understanding of the meaning of life. Experiences: emotional and physical growth, intellectual development and learns the cruelty of the world. First, Charlie grows emotionally and physically as a human being: he grows and becomes more complete with each experience. Starting off, Charlie grows physically as he develops into a more well-rounded man. Joe and Frank invite Charlie to a party, during the party he is forced to dance with a girl named Ellen. After waking up the next morning, Charlie says, “I dreamed of the girl Ellen dancing and rubbing against me and when I woke up the sheets were wet and messy” (Keyes 43). Charlie has his first wet dream, is slowly going through puberty after the operation and becoming a more complete man. Furthermore, Charlie is always happy and thinks that all is well in the world, before the operation everything seems fine to him. He's like a child: naive. After the operation, Charlie has therapy sessions with the doctor, where they do tests to measure growth. During one of these therapy sessions, Charlie says, “I had reached a new level and anger and suspicion were my reactions to the world around me” (Keyes 57-58). Charlie grows emotionally, adds another aspect to his cha... middle of the card... at the beginning, he becomes more complete in every situation he faces and the way he handles it shows that he is evolving into a complete person . With his evolution as a person and his better understanding of the world: Charlie Gordon is a complete person. Daniel Keyes exploits the many flaws in today's society when it comes to people with mental health issues. He tells the reader: Being smart isn't everything and no matter what you do, some people will never like you. You have to always be yourself and not try to change, we are all special just the way we are. No matter how much we try to change ourselves, we will always be who we are because this is the way nature intended us, changing it means trying to go against a much higher power in which we will ultimately fail. Accept who you are and be happy with what you have because changing yourself won't make you happier.