In the drama play Proof, the main character, Catherine, questions whether or not she may inherit her father’s mental illness. Catherine’s father, Robert, was a mathematical genius but, he eventually developed a mental illness. For this reason, Catherine had to take some time off of school so that she could care for her father at home, where he felt more comfortable. After her father’s death, Catherine started to worry about herself sealing the same fate as her father, with a mental illness. She struggled…
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