Susanna Kaysen's Girl Interrupted

In the book, Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli uses descriptive details, dialogue, actions, and thoughts to develop one of the main characters, Amanda Beale. Amanda Beale is a very helpful person. In the book Amanda, “If you go up there and untie Cobble’s Knot- which I know you can you’ll get your picture in the paper and you’ll be the biggest her ever around and nobody will mess with you them.” This shows how Amanda is helpful because Manic got bullied and she thought what can he do that no one will mess with him. So she thought if unties Cobble’s Knot he will get his picture and be famous. Another way Amanda was helpful is, “Amanda was happy to give up her room to Maniac.” This shows how Amanda gave her room to Manic instead of him sleeping on

The film “Girl, Interrupted” is a true story adapted from the original memoir by Susanna Kaysen. Set in the 1960s, it relates her experiences during her stay in a mental institution after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder following a suicide attempt. Many films include characters with a mental illness; the actors who play these characters have the immense challenge of staying true to the illness they portray.

In the book “Egghead” by Caroline Pignat, the character Katie is a slim, freckle-faced, and bright highschool girl with a father who has cancer. Katie is a compassionate person in “Egghead”. She is caring towards others, sympathetic, and warmhearted. When Shane bullies Will, Katie is always there to defend him. She feels sympathy for Will when he is mistreated by others and is willing to help him.

In April 1967, 18-year-old Susanna Kaysen is admitted to McLean Hospital, in Belmont, Massachusetts, after attempting suicide by overdosing on pills. She denies that it was a suicide attempt to a psychiatrist, who suggests she take time to regroup in McLean, a private mental hospital. Susanna is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, and her stay extends to 18 months[5] rather than the proposed couple of weeks.

Soon, Kit also learns that Nat is also a friend of Hannah who keeps her company, helps her out, and brings her souvenirs from his voyages. Matthew ends up finding out that Kit has been visiting the ‘witch’. He forbids her from visiting Hannah again. Things go on like this for awhile, with Kit teaching Prudence, Nat visiting Hannah, the usual. Then, Judith and Mercy fall ill along with most of the other young people of Wethersfield. An angry mob led by Prudence’s parents shows up at the Wood household and says that Hannah has been causing the fevers that struck the town. Kit was very worried about Hannah so she pretends to go to bed, but goes to Hannah’s house instead. By the time she had gotten there, the angry mob had already arrived at Hannah’s cottage. Kit quickly runs into Hannah’s house and grabs Hannah, Hannah comes but soon remembers about her kitten. She goes back to get her kitten and Kit has no choice but to let her. Soon, Kit and Hannah make it to the Dolphin and Hannah is safe. A few days after, another mob arrives at the Wood household demanding that Kit is a witch because Goodwife Cruff (Prudence’s mom) had found the hornbook with Kit’s name on it and sheets of paper with Prudence’s name written on them. Uncle Matthew is the only one who defends Kit - William doesn’t even show up - but luckily at the last moment, Nat rushes in with Prudence who tells everyone that Kit was just

Susanna Kaysen’s “Girl Interrupted,” is an autobiography in relation to Kaysen’s two-year stay at a mental hospital as she battles borderline personality disorder. Although in denial, Susanna Kaysen is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder but is unable to come to terms with her illness as she reassures herself she is fine. The reader learns that Kaysen is an unreliable narrator that is unable to discover the truth behind her illness. Through the exploration of her relationships, actions, and opinions, enhances the fact that Kaysen is mentally ill. Through her past and present relationship’s, Susanna demonstrates her self-destructive tendencies. Kaysen’s impulsivity in the novel is another indication that her diagnosis is fitting. Finally, Kaysen’s thought process and anxious behavior further prove her as a candidate for BPD.

In the book Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen, Susanna Kaysen was only 18 years old when she agreed to enter a medium security psychiatric facility in Boston, McLean hospital in April 1967, after a failed suicide attempt. She insisted that her over dose on aspirin was not a suicide attempt, but after a 20 minute interview the doctor decided she needed to be admitted to a hospital. During her prolonged two-year stay at the hospital Kaysen describes the issues that most of the patients in her ward have to deal with and how they all differently deal with the amount of time they must stay in the hospital for. While in the hospital Kaysen experienced a case of depersonalization where she tried to pull the skin of her hands to see if there were bones underneath, after a failed escape attempt. Soon, after going to therapy and analysis she was labeled as having recovered from borderline personality disorder. After her release she realizes that McLean Hospital provided patients with more freedom than the outside world, by being free responsibility of parental pressure, free from school and job responsibilities, and being free from the “social norms” that society comes up with. Ultimately, being in captivity gave the patients more freedom then in society and created a safe environment in which patients wanted to stay in.

Girl, Interrupted is a 1999 drama film starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie that is based off of Susanna Kaysen’s memoir of the same name that documented her stay in a mental institution during the 1960’s. In the film, Susanna’s character displays many symptoms of some form of mental illness ranging from impulsivity to a suicide attempt. In the beginning of the movie, Susanna is rushed to the hospital after overdosing on aspirin and vodka; Susanna, in denial about her own mental state, declares often throughout the early parts of the film that she took the aspirin “because she had a headache”, refusing to acknowledge that she had attempted suicide. In addition to her apparent suicidality, Susanna engaged in self-harm behaviors, shown

Girl Interrupted is a movie based on Susanna Kaysen’s novel, which was inspired by her stay in a mental institution in the 1960s. Incidentally the main character, played by Winona Ryder, is named Susanna. She is eighteen years old and begins the movie by reflecting back on the events leading up to her visit to the psychologist. She has just graduated from high school and other than being an aspiring writer, has no plans for her life. In addition she has flashbacks of her attempted suicide, though she denies taking a bottle of aspirin with vodka. When she was brought to the hospital they found bruises on her wrist, but she claimed she had

The movie Girl, Interrupted focuses on the character Susanna Kaysen along with other girls who have an array of mental disorders. These women all reside at the Claymoore Mental Health Facility. For instance, Daisy was sexually abused by her father and has serious eating issues, also known as a compulsive eating disorder. Daisy binges on rotisserie chicken from her father’s shop, in the privacy of here room. She feels uncomfortable eating in front of others. Lisa, who seems to be the leader of the pack is considered to be a sociopath. She throws tantrums like a child and has little remorse for her actions. She has been a resident of Claymore for eight years and has been in and out of the facility many times. Georgina deals with depression

The film, “Girl Interrupted” directed by James Mangold focuses on the lives of many women who have a psychological disorder. I will focus specifically on Susanna Kaysen, an 18 year old, who struggles with mental health issues during and after high school. Susanna voluntarily admits herself to psychiatric ward after an unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide by taking a bottle of vodka with aspirin. Her decision was influenced by a short consultation with a family acquainted psychiatrist, because she is informed that she will only stay a few weeks. Afterall, she was institutionalized for a year and a half. Psychotherapy will attempt to diagnose and treat the disorder or symptoms she experiences, through analyzing psychological theory(s), that best understand her thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. The biosocial theory effectively supports Susanna’s diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), while Behavior Analytic Theory could be applied in the treatment of Susanna’s symptoms and correcting her behavior.

Questions fill my mind as fear hits me. Everyone keeps asking me what I want to become when I grow up. “What will I become?” I questioned myself as I walk down the hallway at school. (34) Sometimes 8th graders are confident and know what they are doing in life. Other times, 8th graders can be very confused about their lives and get pressured because of peer pressure. TED talks explain how Because of how 8th graders can feel lost, TED talks can teach life lessons that they can benefit from, which are following their dreams, be positive, and have a connection with their family.

The film Girl, Interrupted focused on an eighteen year old girl by the name Susanna that was admitted into a private mental hospital after being accused of a suicidal attempt. The movie follows Susanna on her journey in the institution as she encounters women with different admittance stories. The one who intrigues Susanna the most is Lisa. Lisa is thought to be a sociopath with the way she manipulates those around her to get her way. She is constantly in and out of the institution causing those around to fear, yet admire her. My main focus will be on Lisa and although it was not specified in the film just how old she is, she seemed to be around the same age group as Susanna. This means that, according to Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages, she is on stage five or six. Stage five happens during adolescence where ones primary task is their identity versus their own role in society whereas stage six happens in young adulthood and one faces intimacy versus isolation. The article incorporated gives more insight on how Erikson’s stages play hand in hand with one another and can potentially affect the mental state of someone if not successfully fulfilled. There is also a possibility that, with the ‘symptoms’ of a sociopath, Lisa could have had past problems during what Sigmund Freud considered the anal stage of her childhood.

“I am truly sorry, Miss, but I was just…”Which sounded like bullshit when he said it. He knew it. He was wearing a brown raincoat, and a pair of muddy boots. A standard appearance of a vagrant.

Once upon a time there was a young Vietnamese girl who was beautiful and loved by everyone, especially her grandmother. When she turned fifteen, her grandmother gave her a bright white silk Ao Dai. It was the most elegant dress in all of Vietnam, so she wore it to school everyday. Even though every other girl worn similar white Ao Dai’s, she was given the name ‘Little White Bride.’