Lizzie Borden Symptoms

Summary of the Movie “Lizzie Borden Took an Ax” “Lizzie Borden Took an Ax” is about Lizzie Borden brutally murdering her stepmother, Abby Borden, and her father, Andrew Borden. She is the main suspect in the case and the prosecutor believes that she murdered her parents in cold blood. Her lawyer, Andrew Jennings, believes she did not commit the murders. By the end of the trial, the jury finds her innocent. But, she tells her sister, Emma Borden, the truth; that she did, in fact, murder their parents.

Lizzie Borden’s Signs and Symptoms Throughout the movie, Lizzie Borden shows many signs and symptoms of a mental disorder. First, she gets easily angered, especially by her father. For example, she excuses herself from the table, even though her father told her that she may not be, so she leaves the table in anger. She hums in the same room as her father, even though her father told her not to make any noise while in the same room, so she angrily puts down the iron and leaves the room. She has also shown violent and irrational tendencies in the home, such as throwing things. Second, she steals money and a watch from her stepmother’s purse. She also steals a mirror from the store and acts like nothing happened. Moreover, she repeatedly lies to those around her. For instance, she makes up an excuse that the mirror must have fallen into the dress box. She lies to the officer and her father about stealing from her stepmother’s purse. She repeatedly makes up excuses, such as saying that her stepmother got a note

She is easily irritable and aggressive to her family. She repeatedly performs acts that are grounds for arrest. She is deceitful, as she repeatedly lies and cons her stepmother for personal profit and pleasure. She is impulsive and irresponsible. She has a reckless disregard for the safety of others. And she has a lack of