Progress Report 16

In this progress report, Charlie goes to visit Warren State home. I feel bad for Charlie because now he understands how sad this is and that he will soon be part of it. Also, the man who runs the school claims that Charlie could never understand what any of this is like and the man grows angry with him when he smiles at the remark. Algernon’s intelligence is beginning to decrease.
Alice and Fay finally meet. Charlie is worried that there would be tension between them but is pleased to see that the women really like each other. Algernon is becoming more confused and violent when his attempts fail.
Charlie goes to a party hosted by Professor and Mrs. Nemur. I feel bad for Charlie because Prof. Nemur is parading him around acting like he created Charlie from nothing. Charlie is upset because he was a person before the operation and Nemur just doesn’t see that. Charlie decides to drown his sorrows in alcohol and that is when “the other” Charlie comes out. He quickly runs to bathroom when he realizes what is happening and sobers himself up a bit. He has an entire conversation with his own reflection, thinking that it is “the other” Charlie. I feel bad because it must be frustrating for Charlie, having another mind inside of him that is desperate to get out but can’t. That night he comes up with a theory about his condition and writes a paper about it. With the paper he writes a note for Nemur explaining what is happening and what is going to happen. Algernon dies soon after; Charlie buries him in the backyard of his apartment building.
Charlie goes to visit his mother, Rose, on Mark Street. I feel bad for both Charlie and his mother because her memories of him shift drastically. First she is scared of him, then she loves him and then she doesn’t remember him. This is as confusing for Charlie as it is for Rose. After wards, Charlie’s sister, Norma, comes home. She is so happy to see her brother because for years she thought he was dead. Norma and Charlie talk while Rose sits quietly in the corner. When Charlie has to leave, he hugs Norma and that sets his mother off. She picks up a knife and starts screaming that he shouldn’t look at his sister with sex in his eyes. Charlie is frightened and Norma remembers the night Rose wanted to kill Charlie, the night he went Uncle Herman’s.

Next to write is Gary.