Flowers for algernon

This entry takes place on March 6. This entry introduces readers to the eponymous character, who is actually a mouse. “Algernon” is a French male name which literally means “whiskered.” In this entry, Charlie is basically a lab animal, as he performs the same tasks as his animal counterpart. (Algernon, it is soon revealed, is the lab animal that was given the operation just before Charlie. He is able to perform the mazes quickly because of his artificially increased intelligence.)