In the hit Netflix original series, Orange is the New Black, a variety of the characters introduced to the audience have clear signs of having some sort of mental health condition that is obviously not going to be taken care of within the confounds of the prison walls. The best example of someone suffering from a health condition that isn’t receiving proper care is Suzanne Warren, otherwise known as “crazy eyes”. A character who also suffers from a mental disorder, but isn’t quite as obvious as Suzanne is Lorna Morello. Throughout the first season of the series, she is described as extremely feminine, sweet, friendly, and a bit of a hopeless romantic, always speaking of the wedding with the man with who she fell in love with – Christopher.
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Not much is said in her background regarding any good influences she has had within her social circle, or even within her family, since they all seemed to be filled with other responsibilities that weren’t dealt with correctly anyway. Through the flashback, Morello seems to have been treated like a princess – in the sense that she always got her way, and things usually worked out in her favor up until Christopher. Of course she already had a mental health issue prior to Christopher – seen through her scams, and her teenage mindset, as well as lack of responsibility for her own actions as well as that of her ill mother, and any other member in her family. Though her condition is serious, her childlike mentality still gives her a shot at trying to learn and changer her attitude and persona. She is given the opportunity to grow as an individual through the help of other characters in the show that serve as her true role models and friends. The inmates become the family that she never really had. The sense of togetherness given to her through all of the inmates, allows there to be room for her to improve and learn that love exists, and sometimes people don’t get the happily ever afters that they dream of, but instead a whole lot of disillusions, but at the end of the day, everything will be okay. Through the help of all of her inmate family/friends, she is able to grow as an individual, and allow her ill mindset to not completely dominate the life she lives within the prison as well as the life she is to live once she
Not much is said in her background regarding any good influences she has had within her social circle, or even within her family, since they all seemed to be filled with other responsibilities that weren’t dealt with correctly anyway. Through the flashback, Morello seems to have been treated like a princess – in the sense that she always got her way, and things usually worked out in her favor up until Christopher. Of course she already had a mental health issue prior to Christopher – seen through her scams, and her teenage mindset, as well as lack of responsibility for her own actions as well as that of her ill mother, and any other member in her family. Though her condition is serious, her childlike mentality still gives her a shot at trying to learn and changer her attitude and persona. She is given the opportunity to grow as an individual through the help of other characters in the show that serve as her true role models and friends. The inmates become the family that she never really had. The sense of togetherness given to her through all of the inmates, allows there to be room for her to improve and learn that love exists, and sometimes people don’t get the happily ever afters that they dream of, but instead a whole lot of disillusions, but at the end of the day, everything will be okay. Through the help of all of her inmate family/friends, she is able to grow as an individual, and allow her ill mindset to not completely dominate the life she lives within the prison as well as the life she is to live once she