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Charlie Gordon's Emotional and Cognitive Development in 'Flowers for Algernon' Throughout the book 'Flowers for Algernon', there are many examples of how the character of Charlie Gordon changes as he progresses cognitively. The main changes in character owes itself to the speed of his cognitive development after the operation, and how his emotional growth tries to catch up but is outstripped. It is imperative for us to appreciate that before undergoing the operation, Charlie was emotionally and mentally balanced, thus he was able to cope with the outside world. However, after the operation Charlie's cognitive development outstrips that imperative emotional development. Therefore, he finishes with many unmanageable emotional problems and affliction, because he cannot cope with the emotional problems of someone with his intelligence when he is still emotionally a child. Much later, as it becomes apparent that his intellect was deteriorating, his emotional development still increases strongly,...

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