The Snake Pit
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- Synopsis
- Based on the author's experiences as a psychiatric patient in the early 1940's, this novel tells the story of Virginia Cunningham as she wends her way through the frightening and mystifying world of a hospital called Juniper Hill. Her memory clouded by a series of electroshock treatments, Virginia struggles to make sense out of her situation, though the senseless rules and the perplexing behavior of the staff and patients around her are all the more unfathomable as her mind begins to clear. The Snake Pit is the basis for a classic movie of the late 1940's. The book and film helped to bring mental illness out of the closet. Apart from its social significance this is a compelling novel, told with wonderful ironic humor.
- Copyright:
- 1946
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 449 Pages
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 12/11/02
- Copyrighted By:
- Mary Jane Ward
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mind and Body, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Amber W
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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