Hannibal Lecter's Story: Mason Verger

In order to determine if Hannibal Lecter suffers from a narcissistic personality disorder, his personality traits and actions will need to be analyzed. There is no debate that Hannibal Lecter’s personality is that of a narcissist. Lecter is a well-educated man who knows the laws of society yet he chooses to disobey them because he believes he is above the law. Furthermore, Lecter thrives on personal power, compliments, and lacks the ability to

Lila lay on her bed staring at the ceiling thinking over the events of the evening. The more she recalled, the more she was mortified for acting like a love sick, slobbering idiot in front of not only the most beautiful man she’d ever met, but he was her best friends cousin of all things! Lila groaned, burying her head into her pillow. She tried to console herself by thinking she would never see him again. She could avoid him by simply not going back there. It wouldn’t be too difficult to do. She would never have the guts to venture to a club like that on her own. This is exactly the reason that Rachael had taken her there. Lila was trying to convince herself he was charming to all the ladies. He worked at a night club. Of course he would

“Thanks for the reassurance guys,” Andrew said sarcastically while rolling his eyes and packing up to go to his next class. He meandered to his next class somberly while staring into the library, ogling at the enormous bookshelves that might have been higher than his life goals would ever be.

At the start of this movie, the FBI sends a brand new untrained agent down to interrogate the inmate Dr. Hannibal Lector. Dr. Lector is a murderer that was a cannibal that ate his victims after he killed them, but what made him special is the fact he used to be a psychiatrist. Hannibal Lector is a calm and brilliant man and he really shows how brilliant he is when he speaks as he manipulates you to believe what he is saying or do the things he wants you to do. Hannibal immediately felt a connection with Clarice, the FBI agent, and felt he knew things about her before she even told him. He knew things about her childhood and felt a connection toward those memories.

Mason stared at his half-eaten wing. “I’m not sure if Aiden needs any more depressing news.”

"Uh, yeah! Sorry, for just showing up unannounced like this. I thought Jace would've been here..." Bailey stopped herself as she looked at the tiny brunette who lived there. It had been an awful couple of days for Bailey and all she wanted was to escape it. Escape the fact that she had just walked out on the man she had just spent the last three years of her life with. After everything that had happened between them she couldn't handle it anymore. "Oh, no you don't have too..." Bailey started to speak as she watched the young brunette leave the room to go and change. Moments later returning with pillows and blankets for her. Looking down at the beer in her hand Bailey sighed before looking back up at the brunette. "Thanks, I could of gotten them myself. I appreciate it." she spoke as she jumped up on the counter in the kitchen.

It seems that the disorder started when Hannibal as a child was traumatized when he witnessed the murder and cannibalism of his younger sister. After the traumatic event, it seems Hannibal slowly developed symptoms of conduct disorders (CD), a disorder defined by DSM-IV as a childhood disorder that includes aggression, violations of social norms, lying, and vandalism in extreme cases. (American Psychiatric Association, 2000) With symptoms of CD, it seems Hannibal’s ASPD symptoms started in his childhood which then became a chronic illness. The symptoms in the show did not just randomly appear, it seems that there were specific stressors such as the death of his sister Mischa which caused a psychological trauma. The trauma was so devastating that it cause Hannibal to turn himself into the same psychological killer as the Nazis back in his childhood. Although Hannibal is a psychopathic killer, the show suggest that he does not kill for fun but rather killing off those who are an annoyance and exhibits poor taste or bad manners. By being a psychiatrist and a surgeon, Hannibal also have all the social power over others to easily ensure his victims just to satisfy his urges to eat their

She continued her daily routine as if nothing was discussed. Thomas a little surprise by her change of mood runs away to another day of work not hesitating to question her. This was her chance to stay or leave. As soon as Thomas left to work she was going to get herself ready to embark on this journey. Feeling guilty by her decision she decides to leave a note for Thomas.

Though previous works state that Hannibal “does not fit any psychological profile”, Hannibal seems to fit the stereotypical tropes presented by the media on serial killers. Through Starling’s interactions with him, the audience can see that Hannibal is methodical and clever, able to steer and manipulate his conversations with Starling in the direction as he pleases, yet courteous and self-aware as he apologizes for another inmate's actions.This advanced mental capability and stability makes the infamous serial killer the perfect foil for the actual antagonist of the story, Buffalo Bill.

Devlin threw open the cell door, grinning wickedly at the bound and gagged girl. "You have company, princess!" he jeered as the naked, frothing madwomen were kicked and shoved into her cell. "We'll leave you to become acquainted for a few hours, or so. Perhaps when I return you will be a little more obliging to your hosts! He slammed the door shut with a loud metallic rang, its cold sound as loud and hollow as the savage laughter of the

“Lighten up Danny!” Tucker grinned. “It's not like you're gonna have to fight ghosts like last Halloween. Pretty much everyone in the Zone is going to be at that party at Ember's.”

I laugh. “I think my brother won’t be interfering for a while.” I frown as Beau pushes up to a sitting position, fixing his work clothes and messy hair, so what we were doing right before the knock isn’t so obvious.

Hannibal’s terror is derived from psychological manipulation and careful control rather than manic outbursts. According to film critic Desmond Ryan, “...the true strength of Demme's movie lies in its exploration of a place beyond physical revulsion - in the darkest corners of the souls of both the hunters and the hunted” (Desmond). Hannibal outsmarts his audience, quietly taking pride in his ability to scrutinize and exploit his opponents in order to get what he wants. Furthermore, the juxtaposition between Hopkins’ character and the skin-stealing serial murderer, Buffalo Bill, (played by Ted Levine) is yet another element which enhances the malicious complexity of Hannibal, making Bill seem like a mere “dime-store criminal” with his demented intentions and relative lack of motive

What makes a villain a villain? Is it the senseless violence inflicted upon the innocent? Or is it the oh so tragic backstory that is dramatically revealed just when the audience was really starting to hate them? Or is it when they...you know...eat people? When is it too much? When does a villain become a villain? Is it not all just based on our society’s views on what is right and what is wrong? After binging Hannibal, this is pretty much all I could think for several days. One moment you’re hoping that whoever this cannibalistic serial killer is, gets caught and put away for a long, long time and then the next moment, you’ve fallen in love with him. It’s really quite a rollercoaster. This show raises a lot of questions about morality, it

Hannibal Lecter is the primary character in the “Hannibal” movie series and will be the subject of psychiatric evaluation for this paper. The series is comprised of 4 films (“Hannibal Rising”, “Silence of the Lambs”, “Red Dragon”, “and Hannibal”) which follow Lecter’s life from youth to adulthood. Lecter is a white male of average height and weight; he is a brilliant doctor and exceptionally well mannered and educated individual. Hannibal Lecter was born in Lithuania in the year of 1933 to a wealthy, aristocratic family. In the midst of World War II, Hannibal, his parents and younger sister, Mischa, relocated to a cabin in