Psychology Of Nell
Nell, which was released in 1994, is about a wild child. The main character Nell has spent her life with her mother in an isolated cabin in the woods. After her mother dies, Nell is found by doctor Jerry Lovell and the sheriff. Dr. Lovell becomes mesmerized by Nell and the language she has developed. Nell’s speech problems are believed to be from Nell and May’s,her twin sister, twin speak and her mother's altered speech due to a stroke. Paula Olsen, a psychologist, joins Dr. Lovell on his adventure to figure Nell out. They both camp out by Nell’s home and introduce her to the world. I believe Nell does not need help. Nell was able to keep herself alive by providing herself the basic necessities such as food, heat, etc.. Nell was educated.
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Although, many people may argue she is not educated and cannot speak properly they are wrong. Nell is able to speak although it is her own language it shows us that she can learn is not illiterate. Nell learned her language from her mother who had a stroke and from her sister and their twin speak. Twin speak is basically a language made by a set of twins that only they understand. Also, in the movie we see Nell insist Dr. Lovell read a part of The Bible to her. From this we can assume Nell probably cannot read, but while Dr. Lovell reads to Nell she recites the words with him. This shows that she is capable of remembering information and maybe even be close to being able to read. Most importantly we see that Nell is educated when she gives her speech in the courtroom. We see that Nell understands life even though she has been isolated her whole life. Jerry, who is translating for Nell, says, “You have big things. You know big things. But you don't look into each other's eyes. And you're hungry for quietness.” She says that they know big things because they are in the big world. Yet, she realizes no one looks into each other's eyes. She sees that everyone is hungry for connection, but their world hasn’t given them hope or love. Nell explains that she has experienced love and has lost the ones she's loved, yet she is no different than the people in the courtroom.Nell understands that these things are apart of life. Nell shows that she knows more about life than the people listening because she has experienced raw, true
Although, many people may argue she is not educated and cannot speak properly they are wrong. Nell is able to speak although it is her own language it shows us that she can learn is not illiterate. Nell learned her language from her mother who had a stroke and from her sister and their twin speak. Twin speak is basically a language made by a set of twins that only they understand. Also, in the movie we see Nell insist Dr. Lovell read a part of The Bible to her. From this we can assume Nell probably cannot read, but while Dr. Lovell reads to Nell she recites the words with him. This shows that she is capable of remembering information and maybe even be close to being able to read. Most importantly we see that Nell is educated when she gives her speech in the courtroom. We see that Nell understands life even though she has been isolated her whole life. Jerry, who is translating for Nell, says, “You have big things. You know big things. But you don't look into each other's eyes. And you're hungry for quietness.” She says that they know big things because they are in the big world. Yet, she realizes no one looks into each other's eyes. She sees that everyone is hungry for connection, but their world hasn’t given them hope or love. Nell explains that she has experienced love and has lost the ones she's loved, yet she is no different than the people in the courtroom.Nell understands that these things are apart of life. Nell shows that she knows more about life than the people listening because she has experienced raw, true