I believe He Wanted the Moon incorporated several themes such as, the stigma that surrounds mental illness is biased and it is important to remember that silence in moderation can protect a child, but eventually they should be told the truth. The first theme was incorporated mostly in the first section of the book as throughout his writing Dr. Baird explains countless times how lonely and ostracized he felt by society. He tells how he hardly received visitors during his stay at Westborough and how he lost many friendships due to his illness. It is also implied that many of his friends, though they respected him, felt that his illness was due to lack of restraint, not biochemical means. The second theme I derived from the second portion of the
