The opinions and words of this website are those of Dr. Rosemary F. Rodgers (M.D.), a diagnosed
paranoid schizophrenic. As Dr. Rodgers develops further thoughts and concerns that she wishes to share with
the internet, we will continue to add to this site.
Next is the classic film Gaslight starring lngrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. This movie is
so well known that the word "gaslight" has become an English verb. The character Boyer
plays tries to drive Bergman's character mad. Now the U. S. Army is trying to gaslight
me. It's a very old trick.
The last work l'd like to discuss is the play Harvey by Mary Chase. This is my
favorite because it's a comedy, but also very pertinent to my situation. The
main character in this play Elwood P. Dowd has an imaginary friend who is a big
white rabbit named Harvey. Mr. Dowd is a pleasant, harmless man, but his sister
tries to commit him to a private asylum. The staff of the asylum are really the
dysfunctional people in the play. Fortunately, in the end Mr. Dowd eludes the asylum
staff and returns home to live with his family and Harvey, the rabbit.
I hope my life doesn't end like McMurphy's. l would like to expose the bad people
like Charles Boyer's character in Gaslight who are tormenting me and return to a
nice life like Elwood P. Dowd did. Hopefully, l won't even need a friend like Harvey.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
There have been many books, plays, and films dealing with psychiatric issues, but there
are three l'd like to discuss with reference to my plight. First, of course, is the novel
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. In his book Kesey shows how power can be
abused by psychiatric physicians and nurses (Nurse Ratched). In fact, their abuse of power
led to the rebel hero McMurphy's death.
The opinions and words of this website are those of Dr. Rosemary F. Rodgers (M.D.), a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. As Dr. Rodgers develops further thoughts and concerns that she wishes to share with the internet, we will continue to add to this site. If you have any questions or something to share with Dr. Rodgers, you can email her at rosemaryrodgers@hughes.net.
