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Brutal setting: Simon has reached the lowest of his mental illness.

Helpful robot: Simon’s last hope being lost to the mental illness.

The dark tunnels: Simons in a dead end of his mental illness.

Creepy crabs: Simons infected brain by the mental illness.

Escape pod: Simon has lost to the illness and will die from it.

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There are many treatments for mental illness, in the clip, there is a survey asking how Simon feels to be in the Ark, the questions are:
How would you describe your current physical condition?
The answer the group chose was "I feel great; a new version of myself" because he goes to a new place where he doesn't feel the sickness, and he gains his real arms back.
How would you describe your current mental condition?
The group chose "I feel altered; no longer me" because he is in the Ark, a safe place but he is not his robot from his schizophrenic world.
How would you describe your sensual awareness?
The group chose "I feel more aware of my surroundings" because sounds are more louder, he can see very well in the well lighted place.
How would you describe the sensation of your new condition?
The group answered "It feels fabricated; everything seems fake" because he was at the deepest point then he pushes one button to so straight to the top, where it's safe. It feels fake to instantly be safe from his illness.

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In this clip there are many things that are a metaphor for Simon detaching from reality. The growling creature chasing Simon represents his mental illness, which is distracting him and detaching him from reality. Simon's vision going out for focus is Simon's brain not functioning correctly because of his mental illness. The visions and conversation with Sarah is Simon talking to himself. His brain asking to "kill" his mental illness.

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There are three metaphors for mental illness in the clip. First, the monster is Simons mental illness, the monster isn’t there in reality while Simon sees it perfectly. Secondly, the maze which Simon is in alludes to mental illness due to the fact Simon is trying to find the right way out except he is lead to many dead ends. Finally, the computer connects to Simons brain at its current mental state because of how the computer says it’s unable to connect to mainframe.

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The Maze shows symptoms of confused thinking and inability to concentrate.
The Monster
The monster that follows Simon around the maze blurs and cuts his vision if they get too close. This shows how Simon is losing himself in his schizophrenic world.
The Dark Halls and the Maze
While Simon goes through the maze, the dark empty halls empties his vision while he reaches dead ends getting stuck. This represents Simon unable to move forward in his real self and his schizophrenic world.
The Elevator
The elevator tells a lot when he was unable to open it. He had to reboot it and fortunately fixes it. While Simon goes deeper down, it stops suddenly. He finally finishes it by jumping down.

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AR1
Simon was happy to hear that there was still hope for him to get better.
AR2
Simon didn't know it was going to be this tough to get better but still had hope.
AR3
Simon had no hope at all and was donating his brain for experiments.

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Omni is from the Latin word omnis, it means to work and produce in abundance.
The Omnitool opened all doors in Theta, it signifies opening new possibilities but it makes his situation worse.
The Omnitool represents Simon's brain because they both are broken, but mainly it allows them to do what they need in certain situations.
The Omnitool can represent a healthy brain because they both work, and lead someone to a destination. Both Omnitool and brain are tools. But the Omnitools can also represent an unhealthy brain because they are both damaged and lead deeper into danger.

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Symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucination and hearing unintentional noises and voices.
Hallucinations that were seen by Simon include Theta, the area Simon is while in the schizophrenic state, and the fast and lethal monsters. Seeing Ashley in their room was actually reality, but he returns to his own world after an explosion.
Noises that Simon unintentionally hears comes from the hallucinations, the roars and screams made by the monsters. The scene of Simon talking to Ashley and the explosions after a car crash are an example of Simon's illness.

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Two distinct entities (Catherine)
Simon's brain and she's a computer
Catherine is always with Simon trying to find anything to make him better. Catherine is also a screen.
An allusion for death (Simon)
The mental illness is getting worse as he gets deeper while Simon is also a robot.
Since Simon is getting deeper in the water, he is getting deeper into his illness and will never be the same again.

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definition: A airship in WWI

difficulties: Simon had to find the correct Zeppelin then kill a robot to power the Zeppelin.

Zeppelin: The Zeppelin represents Simon being at war with himself .

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"What do you mean I'm right here?"-Catherine. This shows the disconnection from reality someone with a mental illness may face.
'I don't want to be this."-Simon.  Simon just wants to be normal or not have a mental illness.
"I need you to fix me. So you can get back to work."-Catherine. Simon wants to "fix" himself or get back to the way things were without the mental illness.
"I'll unlock the door for you."-Catherine. Simons is getting closer to getting help to cure the symptoms of his mental illness.
"could we get on the ark?"-Simon. Simon wants to be saved.
"I don't like the idea of you carrying me around."-Catherine. Simon always has his mental illness and it does not ever give him a break.

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Correlation - a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things.
Being submerged in water can correlate to being slowed down, trapped, or weighed down. The illness is taking away from the person and makes them disabled.
Unlocking or the opening of doors correlates of how many possibilities there are to treat the illness, or let the illness takeover.
The dark and empty halls correlate to being unable to see and being restricted. The empty hallways comes from the brain effects from the illness and how it takes away from the victim.

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To understand Simon's mental illness, one must search for allusion. While Simon is searching the mysterious underwater facility, an out of focus screen appears which alludes with mental illness. To explain, the allusion of the screen represents Simon's brain unable to stay focused. Therefore, allusion was used to understand Simon's mental illness.

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•Confused thinking or reduced ability to concentrate and detachment from reality.

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Robots breaking down infer to Simon's brain and his mind playing games with him. The big aggressive robot is Simon's mental illness.

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One things that is connected to mental illness was the Caution No storage sign it connects to how in some mental illnesses, people can’t remember things, as if their brain was full. Also, when we saw saw the message on the radio it said “Radio signal blocked insufficient power” it shows that the person with a mental illness could be Zoned out of the real world. Finally, there was a picture with a man and a monster behind him. It symbolizes a monster that you cannot see, you tell a person has a mental illness

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Symbolism of mental illness. How can these events symbolize any type of mental illness?
Door Locks, this event symbolizes depression by the feeling of being trapped, and not being able to go.
The decomposing robots symbolize death or the damage towards the brain, which comes from most mental illness.
The draining oil stands for blood, as blood has the same type of thickness when leaking, slow and a darker color. This also could be the blood coming from the head in the beginning of his dream.
The robots voices is for those who hear unintentional voices that make threats or make the person go crazy.
The power outage feels as if the brain shuts down, and it gives the "its over" moment.
The banging on the door symbolizing the person wanting to leave in a hurry, but he can't

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Foreshadowing clues pointing towards the human mind:
*Simon has a doctor appointment
*Simon has get well cards
*Simon is seeing colors wrong
*Simon has a book about the human mind
*The loading screen for SOMA is a human brain.