Flowers for Algernon
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Название книги: Flowers for Algernon
Автор: Daniel Keyes
1.
Слова | Значение | Перевод | Слова | Значение | Перевод |
perplex | be a mystery or bewildering to | запутывать | patronizing | characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance | покровительственный |
feebleminded | deficient in intellectual development | слабоумный | vacuous | devoid of matter | пустой |
cynical | believing the worst of human nature and motives | циничный | illiteracy | inability to read or write | неграмотность |
docile | easily handled or managed | послушный | unforeseen | not knowing ahead of time | непредвиденный |
syndrome | symptoms that point to an abnormality | синдром | refute | psychology science dealing with the mind and behavior refute prove to be false by argument or evidence | опровергать |
Предложения : | |||||
A perplexed expression passed over his face. | |||||
This book tells about the fate of a feebleminded man named Charlie Gordon. | |||||
You stink of illiteracy! | |||||
In those cynical words there was indeed a grain of truth. | |||||
And paternalistic and patronizing. | |||||
What if something unforeseen should happen? | |||||
Then he saw that her face was not stupid, vacuous. | |||||
She was so docile, she was almost pitiful. | |||||
What does " refute" mean? | |||||
Alien hand syndrome. |
2.
Special questions: | The answers: | General questions: | The answers: |
Why does Charlie agree to have the operation? | He wants to be smart and know things like other people do. | Was Charlie feebleminded? | Yes, he was. |
What is Charlie's main internal conflict throughout the story? | Trying to understand his own mind and the nature of intelligence. | Is Edgerton the mouse's name? | Yes, it is |
How is Charlie treated by others as he becomes smarter? | Mrs. Flynn, his landlady looks at him strange. His co-workers get him fired. Joe and Frank avoid him, won't go out to lunch with him. | Does Charlie save himself at the end of the story and stay smart? | No, he doesn’t. |
What happens to Algernon and how does Charlie react? | Algernon died and Charlie buried him in the backyard in a cheese box and cried. He brings flowers to his grave every week. | Did his father get Charlie a job? | No, he didn’t |
Why is the narration choice important to the story? | By having Charlie tell the story, the reader can see how he progresses as he gets smarter. | Was Charlie respected at work? | No, he wasn’t |
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