Voice Recording Script 2 - Flowers for Algernon - Aristotle

I am from 1I3 and my name is Loh Wei Kiat. I agree with Aristotle's view that "All men by nature desire knowledge." in reference to Flowers for Algernon. I will be using two elements of Paul's Wheel of Reasoning to make my reasoning. They are evidence and consequences.

From the story of Flowers for Algernon, we know that Charlie Gordon ( the main character of the story ) is a mentally challenged person with an IQ of only 68. Even so, he was very hardworking and tried all he can to make himself smarter. When the opportunity for him to become smart through artificial methods came, he agreed to it despite knowing the risk of the experiment.

Even after taking the operation and become smart, Charlie still strives to become smarter. According to progress report on April 28, Charlie Gordon said, "I don't feel intelligent. There are so many things I don't understand." and on progress report May 31, "Dr. Nemur says I'm trying to cram a lifetime of research and thought into a few weeks." Also, when Charlie knew that his brain would start deteriorating, he rushed through his research within a few weeks, trying to salvage the situation. This is evident that in Flowers for Algernon, "All men by nature desire knowledge.".

For people like Charlie who becomes smart through artificial means, there are bound to have consequences. For instance, in Flowers for Algernon, both Charlie and Algernon took the experiment and became super smart for a few months. Afterwich, both their brains deteriorated and Algernon even died. Also, by being super smart, it will result in unwanted stress to become even smarter. From this example, we can see that although all men by nature desire knowledge, it is better to have knowledge through talents and by being hardworking instead of achieving it artificially.