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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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All Characters Oliver Sacks A. R. Luria Sigmund Freud
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The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat

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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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