Capgras Syndrome In The Echo Maker

Capgras Syndrome, a condition that has a tendency to be neglected from the attention of the public. Yet, still manages to affect the lives of thousands of people everyday. Media representations of Psychological disorders have a representation to misguide the masses. However, a story written by Richard Powers is able to paint an accurate picture as to how this syndrome may affect an individual, their lives, and the life of the people around them. This novel being “The Echo Maker”(2006), following the life of Mark Schluter and his struggle with Capgras Syndrome.
After a long day at the beef-processing plant, Mark Schluter drives down a deserted road in Kearney, Nebraska. Sadly for Mark, this is no normal cruise down the freeway. The date is February 2nd, 2002 (oddly, 2/2/2002) and it is the day of his traumatic brain injury. After what appears to be an undecipherable moment, Mark becomes involved in a near fatal car accident. The crash leaves him hospitalized and after an
Getting all the associations for a face without that gut feeling of familiarity. Pushed to a choice, cortex has to defer to amygdala"; "So it's not what you think you feel that wins out, it's what you feel you think," (P.131, The Echo Maker). Again another one of the few accurate statements I have observed in fictional Psych. media representations. Lastly, Schluter is asked “Tell me a little bit more about her. [Karin] Her character.' (P.119, The Echo Maker). His answer is minimal, yet someone who is, “ apparent that… had significant clinical findings in addition to the delusion that her close family members were replaced by impostors.” (P.372, The Echo Maker) How would they be able to identify distinct mental and moral qualities to an individual. Although, this potential fallacy is minimal, it still shows the potential for