Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Why does Charlie refuse to make up stories about people in "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes?

In "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, Charlie is given a Thematic Apperception Test in which the test proctor shows Charlie pictures and asks him to tell her a story about each one. Charlie sees this as lying, so he doesn't want to do it. He tells the proctor he cannot make up stories about people he has never met. He is also afraid because in the past he has gotten physically punished for lying,...

In "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, Charlie is given a Thematic Apperception Test in which the test proctor shows Charlie pictures and asks him to tell her a story about each one. Charlie sees this as lying, so he doesn't want to do it. He tells the proctor he cannot make up stories about people he has never met. He is also afraid because in the past he has gotten physically punished for lying, and he does not want that to happen again. Due to his mental disability, he cannot understand the difference between lying and making up stories. After the test, he feels as though he probably failed it just like he thought he failed the Rorshach Test a couple of days before. Charlie thinks the whole thing is "silly."

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