Misery Character Analysis

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In the psychological film Misery, famous author Paul Sheldon gets into a car accident due to the heavy blizzard. After waking up from unconsciousness, Paul finds himself days later in a stranger's house of a woman named Annie Wilkes. She had apparently been following Paul through the icy roads and came to the rescue after the accident. Paul laid in bed helplessly injured with broken legs and a dislocated shoulder. Annie is a registered nurse and felt honored to take care of Paul. Annie insisted she was Paul's number one fan, having read all of Paul's "Misery" novels. Annie adored Paul's work because it brought her happiness. A few days later, she comes across the eighth and last "Misery" novel that had just been recently published. After finishing reading the last novel she is shocked and extremely upset about the ending. Annie definitely expresses her feelings to Paul about the death of the character in the novel and insisted he had made a terrible mistake. Keeping Paul hostage in her care she forces him to rewrite the novel in her favor, bringing the character in the novel back to life. Paul then realizes he needs to escape from Annie. At first impression Annie Wilkes seems to be a nice and calm lady. As time progresses Paul begins to notice Annie's mood swings and her violent rage, like forcing him to burn his latest manuscript due to the profanity language. Early on in the film Annie's abnormal personality begins to show. It is obvious that Annie appears to have a personality disorder. She displays mixed episodes, frequent tempers as well as poor impulse control. The film portrays Annie suffers with Bipolar disorder. She also appears to have borderline personality disorder features. Page Break Bipolar Disorder is defined... ... middle of paper ... ...doned, unstable relationships, mood changes, no impulse control and suicidal thoughts (Grohol, 2007). A small detail can trigger a reaction of anger. In the Medical News Today (2012) article it is indicated that patients with this disorder can view things and people with extreme idealization and devaluation. Mood disorders are more common in comorbidities in females than in males (Bisken, Paris, 2013). Like many personality disorders there are several possible causes for developing borderline personality disorder. In a biological perspective it is high in heritability. Genes inherited from a parent may be the cause of the development of borderline personality disorder (Medical News Today, 2012). From another point of view it can be due to a traumatic event or childhood neglect. It is likely that borderline personality disorder is caused by a mix of contributions.

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