The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat

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Part 1, Introduction Part 1, Chapter 1 Part 1, Chapter 2 Part 1, Chapter 3 Part 1, Chapter 4 Part 1, Chapter 5 Part 1, Chapter 6 Part 1, Chapter 7 Part 1, Chapter 8 Part 1, Chapter 9 Part 2, Introduction Part 2, Chapter 10 Part 2, Chapter 11 Part 2, Chapter 12 Part 2, Chapter 13 Part 2, Chapter 14 Part 3, Introduction Part 3, Chapter 15 Part 3, Chapter 16 Part 3, Chapter 17 Part 3, Chapter 18 Part 3, Chapter 19 Part 3, Chapter 20 Part 4, Introduction Part 4, Chapter 21 Part 4, Chapter 22 Part 4, Chapter 23 Part 4, Chapter 24

Themes

All Themes Neurology Conceptions of Mental Illness The Neurological Community Equalization and Adaptation Illness as a Gift

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Characters

All Characters Oliver Sacks A. R. Luria Sigmund Freud

Symbols

All Symbols José’s Drawings

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Introduction

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Detailed Summary
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Part 1, Introduction
Part 1, Chapter 1
Part 1, Chapter 2
Part 1, Chapter 3
Part 1, Chapter 4
Part 1, Chapter 5
Part 1, Chapter 6
Part 1, Chapter 7
Part 1, Chapter 8
Part 1, Chapter 9
Part 2, Introduction
Part 2, Chapter 10
Part 2, Chapter 11
Part 2, Chapter 12
Part 2, Chapter 13
Part 2, Chapter 14
Part 3, Introduction
Part 3, Chapter 15
Part 3, Chapter 16
Part 3, Chapter 17
Part 3, Chapter 18
Part 3, Chapter 19
Part 3, Chapter 20
Part 4, Introduction
Part 4, Chapter 21
Part 4, Chapter 22
Part 4, Chapter 23
Part 4, Chapter 24

Themes

All Themes
Neurology
Conceptions of Mental Illness
The Neurological Community
Equalization and Adaptation
Illness as a Gift

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Oliver Sacks
A. R. Luria
Sigmund Freud

Symbols

All Symbols
José’s Drawings

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Sigmund Freud

The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat Symbols

José’s Drawings

Throughout The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks discusses the ways that patients with serious neurological conditions adapt to their unusual circumstances by creating a new identity for themselves, or…

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