Mentally Insane
Simon Winchester’s interesting story, The Professor and the Madman, explains the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary by an unlikely pair and rare circumstances. For years, the dictionary has been a common item that is taken for granted. Simon Winchester reveals the masterminds behind the Oxford English Dictionary’s long process and shocking creation story. The main character, Doctor William Minor, is a mentally ill man who is locked away in an asylum for murder. He offers his knowledge and love of literature to James Murry, the professor, to assist with the dictionary. Simon Winchester uses a candid and honest tone to relay the subject and bring awareness to a mental illness.
As the novel begins, the authors tone relays …show more content…
Because Winchester uses a straightforward tone, he educates the audience on the history of the illness to make them aware. His tone supports his credibility and allows the audience to understand the author’s powerful concern for mental illness. Winchester makes the audience aware of the illness by educating the audience of the illnesses current condition: “Since the time of Minor and Davidian, the illness has become much more liberally regarded. It’s name, for a start, has change” (211). The illness is schizophrenia, but during Minor’s years, the disease was call dementia praecox. His tone provides credible information that educates the audience on the history of the disease. Once the audience understands the history of the illness, the treatment and effects of the illness can be made aware. He educates the audience to provide knowledge that can be used to further study treatment for the illness. Minor coped with his illness by volunteering to assist the professor with the Oxford English Dictionary. While in the asylum, the “dictionary slips was his medication” (214). However, the authors tone reveals that he truly wants the audience to be aware of the illness, so more research can be done to find better treatment for the mentally ill individuals. In the pass, there was no treatment available for people like Minor. The purpose of Winchester sharing the madman’s
Simon Winchester’s interesting story, The Professor and the Madman, explains the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary by an unlikely pair and rare circumstances. For years, the dictionary has been a common item that is taken for granted. Simon Winchester reveals the masterminds behind the Oxford English Dictionary’s long process and shocking creation story. The main character, Doctor William Minor, is a mentally ill man who is locked away in an asylum for murder. He offers his knowledge and love of literature to James Murry, the professor, to assist with the dictionary. Simon Winchester uses a candid and honest tone to relay the subject and bring awareness to a mental illness.
As the novel begins, the authors tone relays …show more content…
Because Winchester uses a straightforward tone, he educates the audience on the history of the illness to make them aware. His tone supports his credibility and allows the audience to understand the author’s powerful concern for mental illness. Winchester makes the audience aware of the illness by educating the audience of the illnesses current condition: “Since the time of Minor and Davidian, the illness has become much more liberally regarded. It’s name, for a start, has change” (211). The illness is schizophrenia, but during Minor’s years, the disease was call dementia praecox. His tone provides credible information that educates the audience on the history of the disease. Once the audience understands the history of the illness, the treatment and effects of the illness can be made aware. He educates the audience to provide knowledge that can be used to further study treatment for the illness. Minor coped with his illness by volunteering to assist the professor with the Oxford English Dictionary. While in the asylum, the “dictionary slips was his medication” (214). However, the authors tone reveals that he truly wants the audience to be aware of the illness, so more research can be done to find better treatment for the mentally ill individuals. In the pass, there was no treatment available for people like Minor. The purpose of Winchester sharing the madman’s