Ordinary World Dorian Monk Character Analysis

y character of choice is one that is close to my heart. He is ridiculously smart, a little eccentric, okay, he is very eccentric, but that is what makes him lovable and unlikeable at times. I have read every book and watched every show. He is not the most relatable; however, his condition is understandable. My character of choice is Mr. Adrian Monk. He is a San Francisco Detective who has many phobias. His wife was murdered causing him to become a near hermit if not for his talent for observation that forces him into work. His one friend, the Captain of the police force, depends on him. It is his phobias that give him an almost supernatural vision that many others lack due to the absence of the phobias and his obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Mr. Monk’s “ordinary world” is controlled by his obsessive-compulsive disorder. He lives in an expensive condo that is impeccable and to his standards; it is practicable because he has control there. Everything is in its place and in perfect symmetric order. All his suits are the exact same shade of bittersweet chocolate. Monk also suffers from multiply phobias making him face many “ordeals”; one in particular was when his wife dies intensifying his phobias tremendously. He hates change, but manages to “cross over the threshold” on more than one occasion to adhere the “call of adventure”, but usually only when “meeting with the mentor” who happens to be his nurse; later it is a single mother who can cope with him after his nurse leaves to get a break. Mr. Monk would prefer to stay safely in his hygienic, systematic, and private home “refusal of the call”, but manages to enter into the outside world very much foreign and unsafe to him “approach to the inmost cave”. He feels secure in his home because it is within his standards of comfort and control. His phobias are manageable here, not like the outside world of germs, disorder, and things he cannot control; although he does manage to venture out with the help of friends and his nurse (later single mom) he begins to learn the ways of this

Adrian Monk because he is one of my favorite characters since Sherlock Holmes (which I almost choose). I love detective stories and like Sherlock, Monk has his demons that make him relatable if only in that sense. Not everyone has a phobia and in Monks case there are many along with his obsessive compulsive disorder, which I do have. I can relate with him on that. I get very irritated and feel the need to fix things out of place; however, I do not fear it or let it control me. My husband may argue differently on that, LOL. Okay, so if we are playing cards I am always straightening them. My pantry MUST be organized and neat, or deal with the wrath of mom! Underwear, socks, and belts can be placed in same drawer, but they better not be mixed and messy. We go to a store and something is on the floor or a shirt has fallen from the hanger, I will pick it up or hang it up. My husband will tell me to leave it if we approach something that may be out of place. I try and have only managed not to fix it when my husband drags me by while I am reaching to repair the wrong. I am still not as bad as Monk, but I understand him. Volumes of people suffer from phobias, and I am sure many can relate to one of more of Monks making him “relatable”. To hear of his wife’s death and how he deals with it portrays a sensitive man who you want to help, till you have to deal with his phobias which in turn will make you want to strangle him…LOL. Monk I feel possess many of the 12 steps for