Medical operations are carried out everyday, but for some, an operation can change a
person's life. One experiment was done on a mentally retarded person to try to raise his
intelligence. The experiment worked, but after months, the patient regressed dramatically.
this intelligence operation was preformed, and the patient was Charlie Gordon. After the
operation, Charlie was very bright, but experienced psychological traumas, loneliness,
disillusionment, and social weakness. Charlie's psychological traumas or emotional upset
was caused by his memory recalls. After his operation, he remembered every aspect of his
childhood, whether it was good or bad. “He's normal! He's normal! He'll grow up like
other people. Better than others” Charlie had dreams of how his mother was ashamed of
him. His mother always thought her son was normal and would grow up and be
somebody. “He's like a baby. He can't play Monopoly or checkers or anything. I won't
play with him anymore” Charlie's......
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