Flowers for algernot

Charlie is a mentally retarded adult that gets chosen to get a brain operation. Before the operation, Dr.Strauss has him try to go through a maze but it is too hard for Charlie. Then Dr. Strauss goes and gets a mouse named Algernon who went through the maze very fast. Charlie decides to go ahead and have the operation. After the operation he tries the maze again and he gets it! After a few months however, Algernon gets weak and dies! Charlie, who was happy before becomes smart but says his head is bigger now than his heart. It turns out that he is going to die, just like Algernon. Then he askes his teacher to put flowers on his grave. this was a sad story