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Beginning of Journal
An extremely illterate person named Charlie Gordon begins a journal at the request of a doctor: "Dr. Straus says I shud rite down what I think and every thing that happins to me from now on (371). -
Start of the experiments
Their going to use me! Im so excited I can hardly write. Dr Nemur and Dr Strauss had a argament about it first. Dr Nemur was in the office when Dr Straus brot me in. (374) -
The Operation
"The operashun dint hurt. He did it while I was sleeping" (376). -
No More School
"I asked him when I can go back to to the class at Miss Kinnians school. He said I won't go there." (378) -
Beating Algernon
"I beat Algernon! I dint even know I beat him until burt the tester told me" (378). -
Finally Becoming Smarter
"What a dope I am! I didn't even understand what she was talking about. I read the grammar book last night and it explains the whole thing. (382) -
Realizing his friends made fun of him
"It's a funny thing I never knew that Joe and Frank and the others liked to have me around all the time to make fun of me. (383) -
IQ 200
"So I still don't know what I.Q. is except mine is going to be over 200 soon." (384) -
Helping out the factory
"I figured out a new way to line up the machines in the factory, and Mr. Donnegan says it will save him ten thousand dollars a year in labor and increased production" (386). -
Date with Miss Kinnian
"I got up the nerve today to ask Miss Kinnian to have dinner with me tomorrow night to celebrate my bonus" (386) -
Algernon Dies
"Algernon died two days ago. Dissection shows my predictions were right." (396) -
Relapse
"Charlie made a mistske..."I did a dumb thing today I forgot I wasnt in miss Kinnians class at the adult center any more like i use to be" (400).