The shocking parallels between Flowers for Algernon and those living with rare diseases
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For this week's episode of the podcast Lucy welcomes back our ambassador Daval Amratlal to review the book Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.
Algernon is a laboratory mouse who has undergone surgery to increase his intelligence. The story is told by a series of progress reports written by Charlie Gordon, the first human subject for the surgery, and it touches on ethical and moral themes such as the treatment of people with mental disabilities.
Daval and Lucy the parallels between the book and those living with rare diseases.
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