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conscious
in
Flowers for Algernon -- Novel
(Edited)

Theres the SUBCONSCIOUS and the CONSCIOUS (thats how you spell it) and one dont tell the other what its doing.
p. 29.3 *

conscious = mental activity of which one is aware
Of the nature of mental operations yet not present in consciousness; as, subconscious conflict of desires.
p. 29.6

consciousness = mental activity of which one is self-aware
I still don't know how the conscious and unconscious mind works, but Dr. Strauss says not to worry yet.
p. 48.6

conscious = mental activity of which one is aware
I still don't know how the conscious and unconscious mind works, but Dr. Strauss says not to worry yet.
p. 48.6

unconscious = the part of the mind with activity of which one is not aware

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconscious means not and reverses the meaning of conscious. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky. Also note that while many people use this as a synonym for subconscious, experts in the mind may distinguish a difference.
Dr. Strauss says that it means I've reached a point where my subconscious is trying to block my conscious from remembering.
p. 50.1

conscious = mental activity of which one is aware
I didn't see much of the first picture because I was too conscious of her sitting next to me.
p. 76.4 *

conscious = aware (and concerned about)

editor's notes: This book uses the word conscious in three related ways. All have to do with being aware. In this use, Charlie is not just aware, he is painfully aware or concerned about the impression he will make with a woman he's attracted to. Other sense used in this book include mental activity of which one is aware, and being awake--aware of one's surroundings.
I made you self-conscious.
p. 80.6

self-conscious = uncomfortable about what others will think
Somehow, getting drunk had momentarily broken down the conscious barriers that kept the old Charlie Gordon hidden deep in my mind.
p. 195.5 *

conscious = intentional (done on purpose)
I am in love with what I am doing, because the answer to this problem is right here in my mind, and soon—very soon—it will burst into consciousness.
p. 241.4

consciousness = mental activity of which one is self-aware
I've gone as far as I can on a conscious level, and now it's up to those mysterious operations below the level of awareness.
p. 241.9

conscious = mental activity of which one is aware
He's had several experiences of perceiving himself as he was before the experiment—as a separate and distinct individual still functioning in his consciousness—as if the old Charlie were struggling for control of the body—
p. 248.8

consciousness = the part of the mind with activity of which one is aware
Stay inside my unconscious where you belong, and stop following me around.
p. 252.5

unconscious = the part of the mind with activity of which one is not aware

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconscious means not and reverses the meaning of conscious. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky. Also note that while many people use this as a synonym for subconscious, experts in the mind may distinguish a difference.
She blamed Matt for not watching me, for leaving us alone together, and she beat me with a strap until I was nearly unconscious.
p. 272.5 *

unconscious = in a state similar to sleep where one is not aware of anything

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconscious means not and reverses the meaning of conscious. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
On the verge of blending with the universe I hear the whispers around the ridges of consciousness.
p. 282.9

consciousness = the part of the mind with activity of which one is aware
Charlie is drawing me down into myself: I stare inward in the center of my unseeing eye at the red spot that transforms itself into a multipetaled flower—the shimmering, swirling, luminescent flower that lies deep in the core of my unconscious.
p. 283.7

unconscious = the part of the mind with activity of which one is not aware

standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconscious means not and reverses the meaning of conscious. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky. Also note that while many people use this as a synonym for subconscious, experts in the mind may distinguish a difference.
In the core I see the light again, an opening in the darkest of caves, now tiny and far away—through the wrong end of a telescope—brilliant, blinding, shimmering, and once again the multipetaled flower (swirling lotus—that floats near the entrance of the unconscious).
p. 284.3

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(1) (conscious as in: conscious after the operation)
awake (not asleep or in a state similar to sleep where one is unaware of anything)
(2) (conscious as in: a conscious effort to lose weight)
intentional (done on purpose) -- perhaps with significant effort
(3) (conscious as in: environmentally conscious)
aware or concerned about something
(4) (conscious as in: the conscious mind)
mental activity of which one is self-aware
(5) (conscious as in: conscious life on other planets)
capable of thought, self-reflection, and will
(6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

conscious in Flowers for Algernon -- Novel (Edited)

conscious
in
Flowers for Algernon -- Novel
(Edited)