Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon

Why is the story entitled "flowers for algernon?

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The flowers represent mourning and memory. They are given to Algernon the mose when he dies by Charlie. Charlie feels an affinity with Algernon. Both were test subjects in a science experiment. Both were used by the people closest to them.

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