John Nash Was One of Essay

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Viewers who previously thought that his schizophrenia was a disease that was a government strategy to get Nash unable to testify in regard to his collaboration with the Pentagon are likely to understand that he is actually sick at this point.

4. People need to understand that being a genius means that one often feels as if he or she does not belong and that the individuals around him or her fail to trigger intense feelings. This influences some in becoming eccentric and in wanting to put across their uniqueness by using a series of techniques. While it is difficult and almost impossible to determine whether or not there is a connection between Nash's mental condition and his success in mathematics, it is nonetheless intriguing to look at things from this perspective. The fact that he considered his job at MIT to be uninteresting further contributes to this idea and makes it possible for viewers to understand that being a genius sometimes means that one actually needs to invent a different lifestyle in order to feel happy about who he or she is.

5. One of the first ideas that the film puts across is the fact that it is wrong to discriminate individuals who are mentally ill, as there is a complex story behind their condition and as they can actually be some of the brightest minds that ever existed.
Also, one can benefit as a result of seeing this movie by considering that it would be perfectly normal for him or her to put across eccentric behavior in order to blow of some steam resulted from society pressuring him or her because of his or her brilliant mind.

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