Still Alice by Lisa Genova, a novel that meticulously depicts Alzheimer’s relates to another form of text/media; a dramatic and romantic movie entitled The Theory of Everything. The film describes the story of a future physicist, Stephen Hawking, who falls in love with Jane Wilde. During his thesis study on the phenomenon of time, he is diagnosed with motor neuron disease which is commonly known as ALS. This film relates to Still Alice when it shows how Stephen’s life completely falls apart due to his mental illness similar to how Alice’s life changes after her diagnosis of Alzheimer's. When Stephen is informed about the effects of his illness, such as the inability to speak, breathe, move his body and a life span of two years, he is more concerned
