Daniel Keyes Fullscreen Flowers for Elgernon (1959)

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I dont think I passd the raw shok test.

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Dr Strauss and prof Nemur say it dont matter about the ink on the cards.

I tolld them I dint spill the ink on them and I coudnt see anything in the ink They said maybe they will still use me.

I tolld Dr Strauss that Miss Kinnian never gave me tests like that only riting and reed­ing.

He said Miss Kinnian tolld him I was her bestist pupil in the Beekman School for retarted adults and I tryed the hardist becaus I reely wantd to lern I wantid it more even then pepul who are smarter even then me.

Dr Strauss askd me how come you went to the Beek­man School all by yourself Charlie.

How did you find out about it.

I said I dont remembir.

Prof Nemur said but why did you want to lern to reed and spell in the frist place.

I tolld him because all my life I wantid to be smart and not dumb and my mom always tolld me to try and lern just like Miss Kinnian tells me but its very hard to be smart and even when I lern something in Miss Kinnians class at the school I ferget alot.

Dr Strauss rote some things on a peice of paper and prof Nemur talkd to me very sereus.

He said you know Charlie we are not shure how this experamint will werk on pepul because we onley tried it up to now on animils.

I said thats what Miss Kinnian tolld me but I dont even care if it herts or anything because Im strong and I will werk hard.

I want to get smart if they will let me.

They said they got to get permissen from my familie but my uncle Herman who use to take care of me is ded and I dont rimember about my familie.

I dint see my mother or father or my lit­tel sister Norma for a long long long time.

Mabye their ded to.

Dr. Strauss askd me where they use to live.

I think in brooklin.

He sed they will see if mabye they can find them.

I hope I dont have to rite to much of these progris ri-ports because it takes along time and I get to sleep very late and Im tired at werk in the morning.

Gimpy hollered at me because I droppd a tray full of rolles I was carrying over to the oven.

They got derty and he had to wipe them off before he put them in to bake.

Gimpy hollers at me all the time when I do something rong, but he reely likes me because hes my frend.

Boy if I get smart wont he be serprised.

progris riport 4 mar6

”I had more crazy tests today in case they use me.

That same place but a differnt littel testing room.

The nice lady who give it to me tolld me the name and I askd her how do you spell it so I can put it down rite in my progis riport, thematic appercepton test.

I dont know the frist 2 werds but I know what test means.

You got to pass it or you get bad marks.

This test lookd easy because I coud see the picturs.

Only this time she dint want me to tell what I saw in the picturs. That mixd me up.

I tolld her yesterday Burt said I shoud tell what I saw in the ink.

She said that dont make a difrence because this test is something else.

Now you got to make up storys about the pepul in the picturs.

I said how can I tell storys about pepul I dont know.

She said make beleeve but I tolld her thats lies.

I never tell lies any more because when I was a kid I made lies and I always got hit.

I got a pictur in my walet of me and Norma with Uncle Herman who got me the job to be janiter at Donners bakery before he dyed.

I said I coud make storys about them because I livd with Uncle Herman along time but the lady dint want to hear about them.

She said this test and the other one the raw shok was for getting persinality.

I laffd.

I tolld her how can you get that thing from cards that sombody spilld ink on and fotos of pepul you dont even no.

She lookd angrey and took the picturs away.

I dont care.

I gess I faled that test too.

Then I drawed some picturs for her but I dont drawer so good.

Later the other testor Burt in the wite coat came back his name is Burt Selden and he took me to a diferent place on the same 4th floor in the Beekman University that said Psychology Laboratory on the door.