Flowers For Algernon

"The Flowers For Algernon" tells a story about Charlie who is a mentally retarded adult. He has a brain operation that fails. Algernon is a rat that has the same brain operation as Charlie. Before the operation Charlie worked at a bakery and was a very happy man. After awhile Algernon became weaker and eventually died. After Charlie had the brain surgery he knew he was going to die, because the mouse had died. Also, Charlie got fired and wasn't happy. He was happier before the operation and was not afraid to die.