Reflection Of Sybil - 1496 Words

Sybil is about a woman who receives treatment over the course of 10 years for her multiple personalities. Part one of the book starts with Sybil in her chemistry classroom, the crash of glass makes her head throb. It takes her back to broken glass in the drugstore, and the broken glass in the big dining room. Both times there had been an accusing voice: â€Å"You broke it.†(Sybil pg. 23). At this time Sybil was not sure why she would disappear, and come to in random parts of the city, or states. She knew that every time she would black out she had to get as much done while she was still herself. New York was Sybil’s safe haven, not because she was away from her mother, but because Dr. Wilbur, her psychiatrist, was there. Dr. Wilbur made it a†¦show more content†¦Hattie would also shove various objects into Sybil’s vagina, trying to justify her actions she would tell her men would do the same to her. Part three: Unbecoming, Dr. Wilbur brings Sybils father in, Willard, to discuss his marriage with Hattie. He realizes Hattie was the one responsible for Sybil being locked in the wheat bin. He now knows why Sybil screamed when the buttonhook was used on her shoes. He insisted that he had no knowledge of the abuse happening when he was gone, but he firmly believes that Hattie was capable of committing such horrific acts. By this time Dr. Wilbur has met Peggy Lou, Peggy Ann, Vicky, Mary, Marcia, Vanessa, Mike, Sid, Marjorie, Ruthie, Helen, Sybil Ann, Clara and Nancy. Sybil, however, has not met a single one. Sybil continues to lose time, with the others taking over. Dr. Wilbur tapes Sybil’s other personalities in hopes she will watch them so all of their memories will combine, and Sybil can become one. The tape brings back some of Sybils own memories about her mother and Willow Corners, and awakens something deep in her. She realizes that the others are real and not figments of her imagination. Part four, Reentry, After her suicid e attempt, Dr. Wilbur reluctantly gives Sybil sodium pentothal, which relieves Sybils anxiety but also unleashes some of Sybils repressed memories. The flood of memories shoves Sybil farther away from integration. She begins to recall some of the others and starts to realize thatShow MoreRelatedThe Art Museum s Gallery 71433 Words   |  6 Pagesart history evident in 18th century Europe. Figures Amongst Ruins (Ruins with Sybil) is a 25.5 inch by 19.5 inch painting (â€Å"Figures Amongst†) that hangs in the far corner of the art museum s Gallery 7. It’s calming colors and stunning depiction of decayed ruins captures my attention. The history for Ruins with Sybil increases the value of its power of captivation. Giovanni Paolo Panini, the painter of Ruins with Sybil, was born in Italy in 1691(â€Å"Panini, Giovanni Paolo†). 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