Flowers For Algernon Characters list

Alice Kinnian

Alice Kinnian is the kind-hearted and intelligent teacher who recommends Charlie Gordon for an experimental surgery that promises to increase his intelligence. She eventually develops feelings for Charlie but understands that his intelligence may surpass hers.

Charlie Gordon

Charlie Gordon starts the book as a man with an IQ of 68, but through an experimental surgery, he becomes a genius. As he gains intelligence, he grapples with the emotional toll of the changes and the realization that others had been looking down on him.