https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg A protagonist in conflict? Post any and all ideas/theories you have in relation to the characterisation of John Nash in "A Beautiful Mind" en-us 2019-03-05 00:25:07 UTC 2019-03-08 18:54:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/338634943 Love perserveres]]> 2019-03-06 21:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/338634943 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/338635327 It takes time and realization to finally accept something after being in denial ]]> 2019-03-06 21:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/338635327 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/338635814 Sometimes we have to let go of the things that seem most important to us presently. We need to realise the toxicity of certain people or things in our lives and let go of them.]]> 2019-03-06 21:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/338635814 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/338636090 2019-03-06 21:59:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/338636090 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/338636418 "Find a truly original idea. It is the only way I will ever distinguish myself. It is the only way I'll ever really matter." - John Nash
John Nash wants to feel just some sort of belonging. Maybe that's why the delusions exist.]]> 2019-03-06 22:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/338636418 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/338644069 Learning to ignore what's right in front of you

]]> 2019-03-06 22:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/338644069 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/338645477 Having someone to lean on during tough times within his life helps significantly]]> 2019-03-06 22:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/338645477 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339128568 That you should always believe, because sometimes believing is more important than facts just to help someone because it helps to have empathy when it comes to helping someone and so with Alesha being there for Nash and believing in him to help him become better mentally as its always nice to have someone you can lean on

]]> 2019-03-07 23:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339128568 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339128922 John was faced with one of the most challenging experiences, the disorders of the mind aren't shown like a broken leg or arm. its buried deep within and no one else is going to be able to say they know what's going. The huge amount of strength John would of had to of summund up is beyond me the deep loneliness and fear he would of experienced is remarkable, I don't know if I could think of a harder thing to walk through as it not only put him through trauma in the hospital but he had to see his personal life be torn in front of him by his own hand yet unable to stop the destruction. ]]> 2019-03-07 23:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339128922 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339128934 throughout the film we see John Nash suffer from internal conflict, which must of been difficult for him,   as at the start of the film we see the confidence that John has. he is highly competitive and does not like to lose. in a way johns illness can be seen as him losing in some part of is life, so he begins an endless internal conflict  with the uncontrollable factors that limit him (schizophrenia). he tries to compete with it by stopping his medication however for a long time this didn't work for him a he had not accepted his illness to be real. when he finally did this we see a switch in johns ability to cope with his hallucinations and the conflict with his illness lessens as he becomes more accepting of it. 



]]> 2019-03-07 23:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339128934 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339128951 an internal struggle is often difficult for other people to interpret/realize. For Example; no one realized that john was having hallucinations  until much later into his life with the help of an expert. Whereas external struggle, such as john finding a topic for his research paper, is much easier for others to realize there's a problem.]]> 2019-03-07 23:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339128951 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339128992 John Nash was in conflict with his own mind questioning what in his life was real and what was in his head ]]> 2019-03-07 23:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339128992 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339129025 John Nash always says he has been lonely, nobody much likes him and he doesn't like people. He wanted to focus on doing something great. The delusions from Maycee, William and Charles made him feel less lonely and William gave him purpose, what he needed, even if he was alone he had someone, something to hold onto. ]]> 2019-03-07 23:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339129025 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339129090 From the beginning of the film we are viewing the events from Nashs perspective. This is what lead us to believe his delusions were in fact real, we believed in them as much as John did. However, once we saw circumstances from the perspective of Alicia, like with the back shed and his office, we could see the true reality of the situation. Much of the film is about the perspective from which we see and even though we had been blatantly told that Nash was mentally ill, there was still doubt within the audience at various moments because we had seen everything from his perspective. Even John himself was able to see past his own delusions because he saw himself from his wifes point of view]]> 2019-03-07 23:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339129090 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339129184 John Nash suffered greatly and had major effects not only on him but his family including his wife and their precious little baby. Although his wife never gave up on him and helped him all the way and that has encouraged him to work harder and see himself as a normal human being despite his sickness and his illness]]> 2019-03-07 23:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339129184 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339129187 At the beginning of the film John Nash is motivated by his desire to be remembered and to leave a legacy. His delusions completely change the person that he is as he is essentially living in his own world, one that is not real. Alicia barely knows who he is as his schizophrenia gets worse over time. By the end of the film he had made the active choice not to engage with his delusions anymore. The turning point in his attitude was when he almost killed his son. The threat of losing his family, especially Alicia forced him to acknowledge his illness. Following that point he came to terms with, and accepted that some of the things that he sees are not real. As we hear from him at the end of the movie as he delivers his Nobel Prize speech, his motivations have evolved from being remembered, to love. He has evolved from who he was as a young man and acknowledges that the reason he is alive is Ala and his love for her is his motivation now.]]> 2019-03-07 23:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339129187 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339129285 It shows the power of the human mind. In the beginning of the movie, it showed its power it had over John and when John honed its ability to conquer itself. ]]> 2019-03-07 23:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339129285 allc5241 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339129298 Never give up on what you love.]]> 2019-03-07 23:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339129298 https://padlet.com/mmac/ko7a5y1fpeeg/wish/339129547 John had gone through life knowing he was on the outside of what people called "normal". His achievements, job and marriage were all things that helped him feel accepted and "normal", from that there would have been pressure from himself to keep that going. This forced more delusions of people that wanted and accepted him, causing his break and need to be hospitalised
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