Brain On Fire: My Month Of Madness By Julie Cahalan

What passion did Susannah’s family, loved ones, and friends have that despite all the hallucinations, psychosis symptoms that she had during her month of illness still believed that Susannah was still in there? Who was it predominantly that helped Susannah’s recovery, was it her parents, Stephen her boyfriend, Dr. Najjar? How did Susannah feel her parent’s love change, especially her father throughout her illness despite the fact that she does not remember anything during that month? Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan is a memoir about her recovery. Susannah is a 24-year-old independent woman, in a strong relationship with her new boyfriend, Stephen that she met six months ago. She works as a reporter for The Post. It was

She insisted that Susannah was never really that bad and that she always knew Susannah would recover and come back to normal. She kept telling herself that her daughter was too strong to be sick forever (Cahalan 200). Another reason why Susannah's mother acted a bit tougher than an affectionate mom who would usually nurse their child when he/she is sick because both Susannah and her mom identify themselves as female women, psychologically parents with same gender child tend to be closer after puberty, Susannah and her mother were close but by reading and analyzing the book, we can tell that Susannah’s mother would feel offended if anyone asked her if Susannah will ever go back to her usual self. She replied on page 188 that both are doing fine while smoothing out her dress and shouldered the women that asked her. This behavior tells us that Susannah’s mother isn’t willing to let society know that her daughter may be disabled for life or eventually passing away. So, denying and not accepting the whole truth was Susannah’s mother’s way in staying a strong, confident, supporter that Susannah knows of