Flowers for Algernon made its first appearance as a short story which was rapidly and widely anthologized, and translated internationally. It received further acclaim as a moderated television drama, and as a motion picture production. Full-bodied and richly-peopled, Flowers for Algernon became the daring novel of a starling human experiment! This concise supplement to Keyes' Flowers For Algernon helps students understand the overall structure of the work, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author.