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Case Study: Crazy or neurodivergent? During the early and middle twentieth century, there was little to no science looking into the mental health of humans. Due to this lack of research, people were often committed to psychiatric hospitals or insane asylums when they were not in the best mental health state. Tennessee William, the author of A Streetcar Named Desire, sister, Rose was subjected to this misunderstanding and lack of research. Rose had schizophrenia and was subjected to a lobotomy. Due to the lack of research and understanding of the mental health disorder, Rose's life was spent within an institution. Similar to Rose, Blanche Dubois, a character in A Streetcar Named Desire, is subjected to a similar life sentence since she was not in the best mental state. Although Blanche was not schizophrenic, she did suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. This disorder takes a drastic toll on a person's mental health. It can cause severe anxiety, depression, and extreme reactions to situations. This is why Blanche acts out and has made poor choices in her past. A deeper dive into the relationship William had with his sister Rose as well as the societal treatments for mental health disorders will help to provide the reader with a much clearer and deeper understanding of why Tennessee William chooses to write Blanche as a misunderstood and mistreated woman.

Crazy or neurodivergent

Crazy or neurodivergent? During the early and middle twentieth century, there was little to no science looking into the mental health of humans. Due to this lack of research, people were often committed to psychiatric hospitals or insane asylums when they were not in the best mental health state. Tennessee William, the author of A Streetcar Named Desire, sister, Rose was subjected to this misunderstanding and lack of research. Rose had schizophrenia and was subjected to a lobotomy. Due to the lack of research and understanding of the mental health disorder, Rose's life was spent within an institution. Similar to Rose, Blanche Dubois, a character in A Streetcar Named Desire, is subjected to a similar life sentence since she was not in the best mental state. Although Blanche was not schizophrenic, she did suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. This disorder takes a drastic toll on a person's mental health. It can cause severe anxiety, depression, and extreme reactions to situations. This is why Blanche acts out and has made poor choices in her past. A deeper dive into the relationship William had with his sister Rose as well as the societal treatments for mental health disorders will help to provide the reader with a much clearer and deeper understanding of why Tennessee William chooses to write Blanche as a misunderstood and mistreated woman.

"I know I fib a good deal. After all, a woman's charm is fifty per cent illusion, but when a thing is important, I tell the truth: I haven't cheated my sister or you or anyone else as long as I have lived" (William).

In this statement, Blanche is trying to save and protect her character from attacks by her sister's husband. Her attempts have the opposite and in fact deconstruction her character farther into insanity. William finds inspiration for Blanche's character from what he witnessed in his own life with his sister, Rose. The instability in Blanche's mind is not something that is created, it is something experienced. William lived through the horrors and struggles of a person living with poor mental health and no educated help. The inspiration was written within William's own story and he is merely pulling memories and experiences, and writing them in a play through different light.

Question: AFTER READ IT, ANSWERS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. Is the hook interesting?

2. Find the thesis. What character is being analyzed?

3. Does the peer provide a brief summary (of the peer's creation) and some biographical information on the playwright in the introductory paragraph?

4. Does the essay contain some drama terminology?

5. How is the essay organized and is it logical? This should be a cause and effect essay that examine's a point in the character's past that explains why the character does what the character does in the present (like a domino effect).

6. Does the peer use at minimum one of each quote type? Are the quotes quoted correctly? Are there enough quotes?

7. What conclusion strategy is used?

8. Is the essay persuasive? Explain.