Character Analysis: Silver Lining Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook

Imagine, every day a person struggles with controlling untypical behavior caused by some sort of psychiatric disorder. For many, this is not imaginative this is reality. The character Pat in the movie Silver Linings Playbook, is a great example of someone who struggles daily to control their untypical behavior. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder also known as OCD, is a disorder commonly misunderstood and can be misused in social context. Most people do not understand this disorder and most people use this disorder to discriminate against those struggling from it. I believe that Pat in this movie portrays a good example of an individual struggling with OCD.

First, the film portrays a story between two people who have each encountered some heavy troubles in their own lives. The main character is Pat Jr, he lost everything; his job, his house and his wife. Due to all his troubles, he was sent to a mental institution. After getting out he met a young woman named

Throughout the deal, an unexpected bond begins. Faced with their own problems Pat Jr and Tiffany not only face problems with each other but with others, including Pat Jr’s father. This movie portrays not only a connection of two unlikely people but also how hard it can be for some to get their life to which they desire with the struggles of a mental illness.

Secondly, the book General Psychology II, defines Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as; a disorder characterized by the presence of intrusive, repetitive, and unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental acts that an individual feels driven to perform(compulsions) (Hockenbury, Nolan & Hockenbury,2016). In many ways does the character Pat Sr. portray OCD. The first time watching the movie, the character always has things organized in a