The Three Christs of Ypsilanti
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The Three Christs of Ypsilanti

by Milton Rokeach

1964•Documentary•336 pages

Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalbiographyunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringtroubled leadssocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty non-fiction book: emotional and dark. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

In 1959, at Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, the social psychologist Milton Rokeach brought together three paranoid schizophrenics: Clyde Benson, an elderly farmer and alcoholic; Joseph Cassel, a failed writer who was institutionalized after increasingly violent behavior toward his family; and Leon Gabor, a college dropout and veteran of World War II.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryPsychologicalBiographyTroubled leadsSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Attitude changeBelief and doubtCase studiesCases, clinical reports, statisticsHallucinations and illusionsPathological PsychologyPsychiatrySchizophrenia

Details

Author
Milton Rokeach
Published
1964
Pages
336
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