Ethical Analysis of a “Beautiful Mind” “A Beautiful Mind” is a story based on the life of John Forbes Nash, a famous mathematician. Unfortunately, he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia which significantly affects his personal and social life. Schizophrenia is a psychological disorder in which the patient's ability to function is impaired by severely distorted beliefs, perceptions, and thought processes (Hockenbury, 2010). John Nash, the main character, faces many challenges in his professional as well as personal life. life. His friends, who later became his colleagues, simply found him crazy. They also find it amusing. However, they can't help but despise him for his strange behavior, his struggles with deadlines, and his difficulties with women. John is often distracted by visual hallucinations, experiences involuntary movements, and has difficulty communicating appropriately with others. Despite his illness, John Nash proved Brouwer's fixed point theorem while still studying at Princeton University, and he finally gained the respect of his peers and his professor. He marries a graduate student, Alicia. She has no knowledge of John's mental disorder until his condition begins to worsen and he is institutionalized and diagnosed with schizophrenia. She loves him and feels obligated to care for him even though John also endangers her and their baby's lives. She realizes that staying with Nash is a major responsibility; nevertheless, she decides to take care of him and assume the consequences. Unfortunately, schizophrenia is a complex and poorly understood mental illness, which sometimes results in societal intolerance towards those who suffer from it, including John Nash. Society ... middle of paper ... least advantaged because he relies on the well-being of others: his wife, his friends and his psychiatrist. Fortunately, because Alicia has strong moral values, she agrees to remove John from the psychiatric clinic. She supports and understands him in every aspect. Even though John is mentally ill and the least fortunate, he still manages to live a meaningful life with the help of his family and friends. Works CitedGrazer, B. (producer) and Howard, R. (director). (2001). A Beautiful Mind [Cinema]. United States: Universal Pictures. Hockenbury, H.D. and Hunenbury, E.S. (2010). Discovering psychology (5th ed.). New York: Worth. Jones, J. (2010). Medical problems related to schizophrenia can be avoided. Psychology Center. Retrieved December 7, 2011 from http://psychcentral.com/news/2010/07/26/medical-problems-in-schizophrenia-can-be-prevented/16004.html