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Character Analysis: The Fisher King
The Fisher King
So, for the first character that we are introduced to, Jack, the radio talk show host. I did find some symptoms but, not a whole lot. I first notice that he definitely likes to hear himself talk. He cuts people off that call into the radio station and he’s pretty rude to them. He has big pictures up of himself around his house. He is very full of himself, very self absorbed. He calls other people scum and just thinks that he’s better than them. When he begins helping Perry, it’s not exactly for Perry. He just feels guilty and he thinks that helping him will somehow turn his luck around. He only really thinks of himself. These symptoms make me think that he has Narcissistic personality disorder. The DSM says they have a lot

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