An Analysis of Schizophrenia in “A Beautiful Mind”

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An Analysis of Schizophrenia in "A Beautiful Mind"
This study will analyze the mental illness of schizophrenia in the film A Beautiful Mind. The main character in this film, John Nash (Russell Crowe), is a genius in mathematics that also possesses the various symptoms of a schizophrenic in his mental condition. By observing the symptoms of hallucinations provide a general scope of the illness as it occurs throughout the film. Nash is a character who often displays examples of emotional difficulty and paranoia in his responses to those around him. In essence, schizophrenia is the primary diagnosis of Nash’s mental illness as observed in the film A Beautiful Mind.
The math genius John Nash is the primary character exhibiting schizophrenic...

.....t the government’s interest in his math abilities. Furthermore, the hallucinations often transfer into emotionally detached states of mind led to his sin almost drowning. While Nash is able to build important relationships throughout the film, schizophrenia often haunts his life in the delusions and the hallucinatory symptoms that he exhibits towards fictional characters and with the relationships he develops with his wife and child. This is why A Beautiful Mind provides examples of schizophrenic behavior as brought forth by John Nash in this film about a mathematics genius and his psychological battles with symptoms of this nature.
Works Cited
A Beautiful Mind. Dir. Ron Howard. Perfs. Russell Crowe, Ed Harris. USA: Universal Studios, 2001.