A. In Flowers for Algernon, the mentally handicapped Charlie Gordon is transformed by a surgery that allows him to become intelligent. The short story and later-developed novel explores themes about the cycle of life, the limits of science, and whether knowledge is truly more valuable than happiness.
(Made by Daniel Keyes, it’s a short story.)
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We see here that the question is incomplete as the fifth paragraph wasn't given here.
But one can deduce that the two ways in which the information in the fifth paragraph influences the passage as a whole are:
- It serves as a turning point in the history and fortunes of the Orphan Mine.
- It describes how the Orphan Mine became a prosperous uranium mine.
<h3>What is paragraph?</h3>
Paragraph refers to a section of a passage or text where a new line is commenced. It is in this section that a theme of idea is buttressed or explained.
Thus, the above options are correct because they are the two ways in which the information in the fifth paragraph influences the passage as a whole.
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