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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "George Tuttle"
<noirfiction@...> wrote:
> Question:
> No doubt, psychosis is a great story devise in noir
fiction, but how
> true is it to real behavior? Has there ever been a
critical analysis
> of Nick Corey and other representations of psychotic
behavior from a
> psychologist's point of view? Does this type of
fiction capture the
> symptoms and traits? Having no training in the area,
I am curious.
George,
I can only speak for myself but characters just come out like
they do. Plus, a mentally fragile character is always going
to be more interesting than one who is rock solid up top. In
fact, if I find myself (as a writer) with a character who is
starting to look a bit too sane, I'll (subconsciously?) slip
in a little flaw that will ultimately lead to his mental
unravelling, and by the end he's crawling around in a puddle
of his own urine, making hyena sounds.
As far how "real" this behaviour that behaviour might be, I
don't think it matters. You don't need a syndrome label to
describe how a character is. Then again I'm not a great one
for research. My mum was a mental nurse - that's enough for
me.
Good question.
Charlie Williams.
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