Character Identification John Forbes Nash Jr. exact age is unknown, is a Caucasian male from West Virginia who graduated Princeton University with a PhD in mathematics. He has a history of academic awards including being one of the recipients of the Carnegie Scholarship for mathematics. He currently resides in a home outside of Princeton with his wife and son. While he attended Princeton, John lived on campus with his roommate Charles Herman; who eventually became is best friend. He began a friendship with a group of fellow science and math graduate students Bender, Sol and Ainsley and a friendly, intellectual rivalry with another Carnegie Scholarship recipient, Martin Hansen. Instead of attending class, John actively searched for an original…show more content… His thesis earned him a placement at the Wheeler Defense Labs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) along with his friends Bender and Sol. While at MIT, John met Alicia Larde, his wife; and former student. John has a number of internal strengths. He has the unique ability to see patterns in numbers which offer him the safety and ability to formulate algorithms to explain everyday occurrences. The safety contributes to his isolation and his attempt to define the ability to seduce and pick-up women through the use of algorithms. John was diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia and has visual hallucinations, periods of confusion, paranoia and delusional thinking. His visual hallucinations are occasionally dangerous; however, they are usually supportive. They take place as William Parcher, the Department of Defense agent that gives orders, Charles Herman, an old college roommate and Marcee, Charles young niece. In his delusions, he works for the…show more content… While Charles and Marcee were both hallucinations, they were significant to John for what he needed the most. Charles was the best friend he never had. Charles helped John through the stress from social isolation and competition. He allowed John to engage in social drinking and moments away from mathematics. Marcee gave John the immense affection he never received by always being excited to see him and giving him a hug. Marcee is the handle John needs to retain his grip on reality. When his delusional episodes return, and Alicia realizes she can no longer deal with John, he makes a conscious breakthrough: He realized that Marcee always remains young, she never gets
