A Beautiful Mind Schizophrenia

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The film, “A Beautiful Mind”, directed by Ron Howard, is based on a true story about a mathematician who overcomes a dreadful mental disorder known as schizophrenia. The disability that the main character, John Nash, is faced with serves as a barrier when dealing with things in everyday life. Nash’s fortitude, intellect and determination help in overcoming his illness though. “A Beautiful Mind” depicts a message to society, concentrating specifically on how one defines reality. The film accurately depicts the day to day life of someone with schizophrenia because it shows the constant struggle between what is real and what is not and how normal social situations are handled. Throughout the film, John Nash eventually shows both of those traits while trying to conquer his illness. Ron Howard …show more content…

They have difficulty distinguishing fantasy from reality. They struggle with everyday emotions, relating to others, and managing their daily lives.” it is remarkable that the schizophrenic main character, John Nash, has the ability to surpass his mental disorder with determination and perseverance. Nash states, “I still see things that are not here. I just choose not to acknowledge them. Like a diet of the mind I choose not to indulge certain appetites; like my appetite for patterns; perhaps my appetite to imagine and to dream.” (“A Beautiful Mind”). Nash’s disorder leads to him believing that he worked for a department of defense agent name William Parcher. The schizophrenia makes him also believe that William Parcher is a real person and in return he does everything that the man tells him to do. John Nash begins to face paranoia and causes for his behavior to take a turn for the worst. Nash also starts to lash out and become very ill-tempered due to the anxiety William brings to him. On top of imagining William Parcher,

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