Discuss the ways in which Pete Earley utilizes logical, ethical, or emotional appeals in Crazy. Quote from the book to support your position.
The bestselling book Crazy by Pete Earley showcases the mental health crisis in America. Earley discovered the crisis when his college-aged son, Mike, suffered a breakdown. Earley quickly learned that options to help a mentally ill individual that didn’t recognize they were in need of help was nearly impossible. Crazy tells many stories that grip the reader and give them a good shake. Unethical encounters and research presented throughout the story paint a story of mental illness in America that is unfortunate and haunting.
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The correctional officers admit that this floor is hard to deal with, and they often feel ill-equipped to handle the often times combative mentally ill inmates. Earley learns that physical abuse on the inmates by the correctional officers is a somewhat routine occurrence. The officers don’t receive specialized training to handle the mentally ill inmates on the ninth floor. Early lands an anonymous interview with an officer on the floor that confirms Earley’s abuse suspicions. The officer explains, “You need to instill fear in these inmates or they won’t listen to you. One explains, “Especially crazy inmates, ‘cause if you don’t scare them, then they will hurt you.” Later in the chapter Earley interviews a female officer on the floor known not to put up with inmate abuse, she tells Earley,”But on the ninth floor, you’re dealing with people who have lost their minds. They didn’t choose to become crazy, and it don’t take long working here for you to realize this could happen to anyone. It could happen to you and it could happen to me. We could become one of them. That’s what’s really frightening about working here and seeing
The bestselling book Crazy by Pete Earley showcases the mental health crisis in America. Earley discovered the crisis when his college-aged son, Mike, suffered a breakdown. Earley quickly learned that options to help a mentally ill individual that didn’t recognize they were in need of help was nearly impossible. Crazy tells many stories that grip the reader and give them a good shake. Unethical encounters and research presented throughout the story paint a story of mental illness in America that is unfortunate and haunting.
Earley’s own son, Mike, is who kickstarts Earley’s journey into discovering …show more content…
The correctional officers admit that this floor is hard to deal with, and they often feel ill-equipped to handle the often times combative mentally ill inmates. Earley learns that physical abuse on the inmates by the correctional officers is a somewhat routine occurrence. The officers don’t receive specialized training to handle the mentally ill inmates on the ninth floor. Early lands an anonymous interview with an officer on the floor that confirms Earley’s abuse suspicions. The officer explains, “You need to instill fear in these inmates or they won’t listen to you. One explains, “Especially crazy inmates, ‘cause if you don’t scare them, then they will hurt you.” Later in the chapter Earley interviews a female officer on the floor known not to put up with inmate abuse, she tells Earley,”But on the ninth floor, you’re dealing with people who have lost their minds. They didn’t choose to become crazy, and it don’t take long working here for you to realize this could happen to anyone. It could happen to you and it could happen to me. We could become one of them. That’s what’s really frightening about working here and seeing