I have to admit, though, that I knew I wasn’t mad.
It was a different precondition that tipped the balance: the state of contrariety. My ambition was to negate. The world, whether dense or hollow, provoked only my negations. When I was supposed to be awake, I was asleep; when I was supposed to speak, I was silent; when a pleasure offered itself to me, I avoided it. My hunger, my thirst, my loneliness and boredom and fear were all weapons aimed at my enemy, the world. They didn't matter a whit to the world, of course, and they tormented me, but I got the gruesome satisfaction from my sufferings. They proved my existence. All my integrity seemed to lie in saying No. (查看原文)
The next book I read after "the audacity of hope" was "Girls interrupted". It describes the life of a girl,Susana, who is mentally disordered. This is a very interesting and well written book. I liked it a lot. One of my favorate page is the doctor's note ...
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0 有用 阿依达 2011-12-20 10:26:12
疯的定义？疯是由交流障碍造成么，或者是一种bias？是不是一旦人们不选择主流的道路（有主流的人生目标，如与异性结婚、当医生律师上大学，等等），就会被定义为不正常？而这些人如果知道自己的目标永远达成不了，又对其他主流事物不感兴趣，就会被定义为depression？ 而他们面对这些压力、外界的不解感到羞愧甚至于自毁，就更印证了大家的想法——不正常，有病？而如果人们能更多地宽容，许多从前的心理疾病是不是... 疯的定义？疯是由交流障碍造成么，或者是一种bias？是不是一旦人们不选择主流的道路（有主流的人生目标，如与异性结婚、当医生律师上大学，等等），就会被定义为不正常？而这些人如果知道自己的目标永远达成不了，又对其他主流事物不感兴趣，就会被定义为depression？ 而他们面对这些压力、外界的不解感到羞愧甚至于自毁，就更印证了大家的想法——不正常，有病？而如果人们能更多地宽容，许多从前的心理疾病是不是就不会被定义为abnormality了呢，比如说homosexuality？语言超级形象，不描写动作，而是以声音等感官来体现动作，非常生动，参见“check”这一章，神来之笔。另外，作者美化自己，有时可以淡化自己的“疯”，又控制着给读者的信息，可能是个不值得被信任的叙述人。 (展开)
0 有用 Fiona_Zhao 2012-04-25 23:43:27
大二不看书的我居然看完了这本书！！
0 有用 刘梦琪 2010-09-25 16:02:10
因为电影看的