Though Charlie Gordon does not physically die at the end of Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, it is suggested that he might because he has, after all, followed the fate of Algernon fairly closely up to this point. Charlie does realize his newfound intelligence is evaporating quickly, and that soon he will have even less of it than he did before the operation. For this reason, he checks himself into the Warren State Home, an institution for mentally disabled children and adults. Charlie does not want to be pitied by his former co-workers or by anyone else, so he decides that this is the best place for him to live out whatever time he has left. He does this in spite of the fact that when he visited there previously, the home with its overworked staff and affection-starved residents thoroughly depressed him. However, Charlie would rather be there than have the people he loved or befriended feel sorry for him.
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