After reading "Flowers for Algernon," we can say the following about how Charlie disrespects Dr. Nemur and how that shows his "teenage years":
Now that Charlie is highly intelligent, he behaves in a teenage-like manner. He defies Nemur's authority, disrespecting him in order to show him that he, Charlie, is an individual who deserves respect. For example, in Nemur's cocktail party, Charlie mistreats Nemur and gets into an argument with him. Charlie also ends up getting intoxicated.
What happens in "Flowers for Algernon"?
- Charlie is originally a man in his thirties with very low IQ. He accepts to undergo surgery as part of an experiment to improve his intelligence.
- The surgery is successful, and now Charlie finally begins to develop cognitively. Even though he is a grown man, only now he is going through stages he should have gone through as a teenager.
- One way the author chooses to show Charlie's teenage-like behavior is by having him defy Dr. Nemur's authority, just like adolescents begin to defy their parents.
- At Nemur's party, Charlie begins to argue with the doctor. He also ends up intoxicated, misbehaving in front of everyone.
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