53 pages 1 hour read

Esmé Weijun Wang

The Collected Schizophrenias

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2019

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Essay Topics

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How does Wang employ both rhetorical and literary devices in her essays? How does Wang’s style of writing and argumentation enhance the points she is making, and how does her style illuminate her personality?

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Wang presents a view of schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia from the inside looking out. How do Wang’s views and experiences of psychosis compare to what is commonly depicted in popular culture and believed by the general public? What examples does Wang use to illustrate how these disorders are portrayed and interpreted, and what other examples could further add to this?

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What is the history of schizophrenia, its definition, diagnosis, and treatment? Have views of the disorder improved or changed since the early 1900s when the disorder was first named? Why or why not?