Girl, Interrupted

Girl, Interrupted is a 1999 film starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie about a women’s 18-month stay in a mental institution. The film takes place in the late 1960’s and focuses around a main character by the name of Susanna Kaysen. The following summary was written with help from the American Mental Health Foundation website and Wikipedia. In the beginning of the film we learn that Susanna Kaysen had overdosed by taking an entire bottle of aspirin followed by a bottle of vodka. Despite many accusing her of attempting suicide, Susanna denies this accusation to her doctor, instead claiming she was only trying to get rid of a headache. She also confesses that she does not want to go to college, but instead be a writer Susanna is checked…

Verissa Childers Term 4 VN 159 Girl, Interrupted Assignment Girl, Interrupted, was filmed in 1999. The movie is set in the late 1960s about a character named Susanna Kaysen and her stay at Claymore Psychiatric Hospital. She attempted suicide by consuming a whole bottle of Aspirin and vodka. A few day later she discusses the incident with her first Psychiatrist. He suggested that Claymore was a good place for her to recover. She agrees but finds herself questioning her diagnosis and the…

Girl interrupted is a movie that takes place in the late 1960’s about a young girl named Susanna that feels depressed and directionless after ending her high school career. She enters herself into a residential psychiatric facility after attempting to commit suicide. She almost cut her life short by ingesting a bottle of Advil and chasing it down with alcohol. The incident and a short meeting with a close family friend leads to the strong suggestion that Susanna should admit herself into…

Susanna Kaysen wrote the book “Girl, Interrupted” as an autobiography describing her time spent in a mental hospital. The book gives great insight into those suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder, as well as some of the other patients residing at McLean psychiatric hospital. The hospital was notorious for it’s somewhat famous visitors the list including but not limited to: Sylvia Plath, John Forbes Nash, Robert Lowell, and singer James Taylor. Susanna spent her time at Mclean beginning…

The Sixties Borderline Personality Disorder “Maybe I was just crazy. Maybe it was the 60s. Or maybe I was just a girl... interrupted” (Girl et al., 2016). Girl Interrupted a movie produced by James Mangold from 1999 based on the book written by Susanna Kaysen. Kaysen wrote a book about her own 18 month stay in a mental hospital during the 60’s. The movie stars Winona Ryder, Whoppi Goldburg and Angelina Jolie. Winona Ryder plays the role of Suzanna Kaysen; in the movie the actress Winona Ryder…

Girl, Interrupted 5) The ending of the book Girl, Interrupted was a bit unresolved and somewhat resolved. The resolution was incomplete for the most part. Susanna leaves the hospital and gets married, gets a job, and catches up with old friends. This is what any other normal girl would do at this point. After a short period of time, she gets a divorce and gets a wealthy boyfriend. They take many trips together and one of them so happen to be to "The Frick.” Kaysen had visited this museum before…

The movie Girl Interrupted directed by James Mangold is based on a book written by Susanna Kaysen with the same title. Girl Interrupted is a movie that provides the viewer an objective and in-depth look at the downside borderline depression and lots of mental illness that Americans battle daily confused, insecure, and lost within a rapidly changing world. The movie depicts Susanna the main character as an unsympathetic teenager just out of high school that does not have a clue as to what she is…

Imagine living in a society where women are treated unequally and had a label because of their gender. According to Tavaana.org, women were legally subject to their husbands via “head and master laws,” and they had no legal right to any of their husband’s earnings or property. Women were also limited to jobs as a teacher, nurse, or secretary while other professional jobs were reserved for men. Even if women had jobs, they were often paid lower than men. If a woman were to express her thoughts,…

When I was fourteen years old, freshly diagnosed with depression, and trying to navigate some “new” life I found myself with a film copy of Girl, Interrupted. By the end of the movie, I realized that I had never felt so connected to something in my life. Little did I know, no matter the ending, happy or sad, the lives of main characters Lisa and Susanna weren't ideal in the slightest. In fact, more than anything, they were terrifying and beautiful all at the same time aka what I thought was…

In literature and film, the taboo topic of mental illness is often utilised as a mechanism to either initiate the plot or convey certain themes within the piece. In Paul Coehlo's 1998 novel, "Veronika Decides to Die", the seemingly successful protagonist, Veronika, chooses to commit suicide as she believes that life is meaningless and empty. On the other hand, "Girl, Interrupted" is a film directed by James Mangold and is based on the memoir written by Susanna Kaysen's, depicting her time in a…