"The Stone Boy": Psychiatric Report
I would like to bring to your attention one of my new patients,
Arnold Curwing. Mr. Curwing, 21, lives a quiet life alone withdrawn from
his family and friends. He has lived these past 12 years in frustration
and isolation, unable to be confident, unable to express feelings. This
was shown when he came in to my office that day with his hands in his
pocket, shirt not tucked and tilting his head towards the floor; avoiding
eye contact. He had very poor communicating skills and plus he had been
very nervous. I understand that before the accident, Mr. Curwing was once
a very charming and enthusiastic boy. One whom I should mention was very
fond of his older brother and greatly admired ...
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pasture around the lake."(p.2) Eugie had
gone first. When it was Arnold's turn, his rifle caught on a wire and
consequently fired. The next moment, his brother, Eugie fell forward, dead.
Some would suggest that Arnold, being the youngest, was jealous,
but the evidence suggests that Arnold greatly admired Eugie, making his
death even more traumatic. Eugie was the eldest in the family. He was
tall and had a very good figure: "Arnold never tired of watching Eugie
offer silent praise unto himself."(p.2) Arnold greatly admired his brother
and wished to be just like Eugie when he grew up. He wondered that, "…if
when he got to be Eugie's age he would still be undersized and his hair
still straight."(p.2) Clearly, Arnold wanted to be like his brother.
Therefore, when Arnold noticed the bright blood of his brother, "…like that
of a parasite,"(p.3) he became scared. In fact, he was in total shock and
did not know what to do. The death of his brother made him feel as if ...
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never sure if
he would turn out just like his brother: he knew that he had taken
something he could never replace. This is not Arnold's fault though, he
was lack of all the other attentions his brother got that he never got. To
make matters worst, Arnold had to face everyone else's reactions and
comments about the whole accident, "…the others set their cold, turbulent
silence against him."(p.4) He noticed that both the sheriff and his Uncle
Andy had, "…thought he was cruel…and didn't care about his brother."(p.4)
This gave a lot tension to Arnold for he didn't understand why he was
blamed for something that he did not do on purpose. Eventually, as the
other family friends arrived ...
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