Sunday, March 30, 2014

No silver lining for Gregor

Quick, Mathew Silver Linings Playbook 2008. Print

Silver Linings Playbook tells the story of of a man named Pat Peoples who struggles with bipolar disorder. After spending a few years in a psychiatric hospital, Pat moves back in with his parents and spends the majority of his time working out and plotting on how he will get his estranged wife back. While living with his parents, Pat struggles with controlling his anger and his family has a hard time adjusting to their son as well. Pat's father wants him out of the house because he finds his son to be more of a nuisance. Pat's older brother and his closest friends make fun of him because his condition. Nobody in the story seems to accept Pat's condition.   Like Pat's family, the Samsa's can't comprehend Gregor's transformation.

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