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I thought Alicia was in a coma and not possible to come out of. I felt the diary entries had a big impact on the story, especially of course the final entries. At the end you can see that Kathy is grieving for her lost lover. Theo lost his wife when he put into action the chain of events leading to Gabriel's death. Theo should not have gone to Ruth's home when he wanted her help.Īll along I felt their marriage was not a good one and I wondered if Kathy's acting career carried over into her real life with Theo.
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This was included and the real meaning was not revealed until the end when we discovered about Theo involvement and what he said to Gabriel etc.Īt no time did I think that Theo was falling in love with Alicia which was eluded do by some characters. The meaning of the Alcestis was that the wife died instead of the husband. As I read I felt I needed to trust Theo so the outcome disappointed me that respect. At one time I thought the Art gallery owner may have been the murderer. Interesting question as I did have doubts about most of the characters being honest. Also the staff member ( cannot remember his name and difficult to look it up on my kindle) selling drugs did not make sense to me as you would not think the patients would have money on them. In this book I wondered about the amount of freedom the patients had in all dining together.
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#THE SILENT PATIENT QUESTIONS MOVIE#
The setting of the psychiatric hospital brought thoughts of the movie - Shutter Island. I did not figure out who did the tying up until Theo shared about following his wife's lover and watching the lover's wife and then the penny dropped for me. Then I wandered how could Alicia be able to tie up her husband herself.
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If Theo had not tied Gabriel up and revealed the truth about her husband Alicia would not have shot him.įrom the star I felt there had to be a twist because when the police arrived the house was in darkness and they could not switch on lights. If Alicia's father had have treated her differently and never said what he did she may have turned out a totally different person so she was guilty only because of circumstances. Were you satisfied with the ending? What do you think the future holds for Theo and Alicia? Which did you find to be the most effective or powerful?ĩ. How are each of these used to progress the story line and character development? This book includes many different types of communication: conversation, diary entries, art, andĮven silence. How did you feel about Theo and Kathy’s marriage? What are your thoughts on how theirĨ. Therapist and patient? What lines should or shouldn’t be crossed in these relationship? Whatħ. How did you feel about the dynamic between Theo and Alicia and between Theo and Ruth as Greek mythology, and does it add anything to your experience of the story?Ħ. What is the meaning of the Alcestis? Why do you think the author included this reference to Were there any spercific elements that made you trust certain characters or not?ĥ. This book plays with the idea of trustworthiness, with characters seeming reliable one momentĪnd unreliable the next. Perception of the characters-both inside and outside The Grove-and what effect did it haveĤ. Much of this story takes place inside a psychiatric hospital. When did you figure out the twist, and what were the clues that led you there?ģ. Or, do you think there is a difference in guilt when it comes to those two stances?Ģ. Who do you think is truly to blame for Gabriel’s death - in both a legal and a moral sense?