Elisa Blow
Eng 100 Assignment #3: Film -Based Argument Due: Draft #1 posted to your blog by 11:59 pm on 3/23 Black and blue children In The Sixth Sense, Writer: M. Night Shyamalan shares the story of Cole Sear—a boy who claims to “see dead people.” Dr. Malcom Crow is a child psychologist who beings to talk to the boy about these apparent interactions with ghosts. In the film we see a dead child , named Krya, who was killed by her step-mother. Does this mother have Munchausen by Proxy Disorder? Lastly we have Cole who is allowed to walk around alone and take the bus. Cole’s mother, Lynn Sear, struggles with how to sustain a relationship with Cole. At times she cannot find useful ways to talk to Cole. Other times she simply cannot be to in the same room with him. The film explore child neglect. The main character Cole Sear has a strained relationship with his mother. Lynn Sear is a single mother with two jobs and gives Cole the freedom to do whatever he wants. I do think Cole’s mother is neglectful and abusive. In The Child Welfare Information Gate Way “Child abuse and neglect are defined in Federal and State laws. This publication presents State civil laws that define the conduct, acts, and omissions that constitute child abuse or neglect that must be reported to child protective agencies. The types of maltreatment defined include physical abuse, neglect, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse. Summaries of laws for all States and U.S. territories are included.” Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSP) -- or Munchausen by proxy -- is a psychological disorder marked by attention-seeking behavior by a caregiver through those who are in their care. MSP is a relatively rare behavioral disorder. It affects a primary caretaker, often the mother. The person with MSP gains attention by seeking medical help for exaggerated or made-up symptoms of a child in his or her care. the deliberate actions of the mother or caretaker can often make the symptoms worse. In the movie we do see MSP as a sub plot in the movie. When Cole and Dr. Crow are at Krya’s funeral Cole goes to her room. There, she appears again and asks him to take a tape to her father. The father puts it in the video and sees how his wife adds some kind of poison to the food she is serving Krya. It is said by one of the guest at the funeral that Krya’s sister is starting to get sick as well. “It is considered that in Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy mortality ranges between 9 and 10%, and reaches 33% when suffocation or poisoning are used.” (María Lucila Merino Marcos) From this I do think that the mother has MSP.
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Elisa Blow
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