A Fractured Mind by Robert Oxman is about Robert trying to find himself. He is diagnosed with Multiple Personality disorder, or M.P.D., at the age of 60. He has to learn who he is, and try to find the pieces of himself to create a whole. For example, he describes himself as a: “Humpty-dumpty. That hapless egg with human features who toppled from his perch... There was only one illustration, a ‘before’ portrait, leaving the reader to imagine Humpty- Dumpty’s fate after he splattered on the busy roadway below. What caught my attention was not the jolly ‘before’ picture, but rather imagining the terrible aftermath of the fall, with a broken yolk, oozing white, and eggshell fragments everywhere. I wondered whether ‘all the horses and all the
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Robert goes through each of these step to conquer and ‘cure’ his M.P.D. His call to adventure was being diagnosed with Alcoholism, and having blocks of his memory missing. He then he met his mentor, Dr. Jeffrey Smith, who was his therapist helping him with his drinking problems. A few months into therapy, Dr. Smith diagnosed Robert with Multiple Personality Disorder (M.P.D.). In chapter 2 Bob is the main personality, that discovers the M.P.D., and he has to deal with the realization that it’s not only him in one body, and rejected the idea: this is the refusal to adventure. Bob crossed through the threshold, by accepting the M.P.D., choosing Dr. Smith to be his therapist, and help with the process of integration. Bob’s tests, allies, and eminimes were discovered early in the book. His tests were to learn everyone in the clastel of M.P.D.. Hie enemies are, the Witch and Tommy; these are forms of the original abuser created by the M.P.D. to continue the abuse in his mind. The allies were complicated within the personalities. Bob, is a businessman, but Robert (another personality) is a man that listens to his heart, they debated many large decisions. The neutral people who helped Bob and …show more content…
None of them are the same so when it come to the use of their grammar it helps to tell who is talking. Also, when the personalities talk to each other set in an organized way, and intellicized to tell they are talking in his mind, “Bob:I hoped my name would still be used...
Robbey: I wanted Robbey to be included”(105).
When the Witch would speak her words would be horrific and harsh, the reader could feel the hatred in her words. Whereas, when Wanda would speak (the merge of the Witch and the Eyes) the words were soft and peaceful. Robert always wanted Bob to listen to his heart and to the ‘right’ thing rather than the ‘economic’ right thing. Bobby's tone was playful and forgiving. On the other hand, Tommy's tone was spiteful and rageful. Even though they are contrasting characters, Bobby and Tommy were able to merge into one personality. Every character is shown differently with their grammar, the headings, and the tone of their voices. The dialogue expresses that even though we are diverse we could come to love one
Robert goes through each of these step to conquer and ‘cure’ his M.P.D. His call to adventure was being diagnosed with Alcoholism, and having blocks of his memory missing. He then he met his mentor, Dr. Jeffrey Smith, who was his therapist helping him with his drinking problems. A few months into therapy, Dr. Smith diagnosed Robert with Multiple Personality Disorder (M.P.D.). In chapter 2 Bob is the main personality, that discovers the M.P.D., and he has to deal with the realization that it’s not only him in one body, and rejected the idea: this is the refusal to adventure. Bob crossed through the threshold, by accepting the M.P.D., choosing Dr. Smith to be his therapist, and help with the process of integration. Bob’s tests, allies, and eminimes were discovered early in the book. His tests were to learn everyone in the clastel of M.P.D.. Hie enemies are, the Witch and Tommy; these are forms of the original abuser created by the M.P.D. to continue the abuse in his mind. The allies were complicated within the personalities. Bob, is a businessman, but Robert (another personality) is a man that listens to his heart, they debated many large decisions. The neutral people who helped Bob and …show more content…
None of them are the same so when it come to the use of their grammar it helps to tell who is talking. Also, when the personalities talk to each other set in an organized way, and intellicized to tell they are talking in his mind, “Bob:I hoped my name would still be used...
Robbey: I wanted Robbey to be included”(105).
When the Witch would speak her words would be horrific and harsh, the reader could feel the hatred in her words. Whereas, when Wanda would speak (the merge of the Witch and the Eyes) the words were soft and peaceful. Robert always wanted Bob to listen to his heart and to the ‘right’ thing rather than the ‘economic’ right thing. Bobby's tone was playful and forgiving. On the other hand, Tommy's tone was spiteful and rageful. Even though they are contrasting characters, Bobby and Tommy were able to merge into one personality. Every character is shown differently with their grammar, the headings, and the tone of their voices. The dialogue expresses that even though we are diverse we could come to love one