SUJET de Langues, littératures et cultures étrangères et régionales : ANGLAIS

Durée : 2 heures

Le sujet porte sur la thématique « Imaginaires ».

Prenez connaissance des documents A, B et C et traitez le sujet suivant en anglais :

Write a short commentary on the three documents (minimum 300

words): taking into account their specificities, analyse how the
evilness of the women is depicted.

DOCUMENT A
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Amy Dunne in Gone Girl

Is Amy Elliott Dunne a psychopath? Short answer: Hell yes.

Doctors don't actually use the term "psychopath" as a diagnostic term these
days, Dr. Pierce cautions; instead, most classic "psycho" types would fit under
the umbrella of what are known as personality disorders. "Amy clearly falls
under the diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, which is the one that we
would most associate with what we think of as a 'psychopath,'" he says. "It's
characterized by a pervasive disregard for the rights of other people."

Dr. Pierce notes that Amy fits all seven criteria for the condition: violation of
the law, deceitfulness, impulsiveness, irritability and aggressiveness, disregard
for the safety of self and others, consistent irresponsibility, and lack of remorse.
"She's easily diagnosed from a mile away," he says.
Amy also has elements of borderline personality disorder, he observes. "The
thing you see with these individuals is impulsivity and an unstable self-image.
There's a hollowness and emptiness to their inner lives that causes their outer
affect to be unstable," he says.
Borderline personality often comes with anger, suicide attempts or self injurious
behaviors, and a lot of intense, short-lived relationships. "We see this with
Amy," Dr. Pierce points out. "Both her friendships and her romantic
relationships are intense, then the person insults or is negative toward her and
she shuts them out or worse."

Amy's thirst for revenge isn't necessarily part of her disorder, but the way she
goes all in is. "Having some of these personality traits may make a person more
likely to act on ideas that any of us might have," he says. "Her reaction is just
way out of context for what’s culturally appropriate. If your husband cheats on
you, you might get mad and divorce him, you might even go after him
physically, but you don’t try to destroy his life. She’s willing to take it to such
an extreme."

Of course, we as readers and viewers have access to Amy's real thoughts and
feelings. Would a therapist”say, if Amy and Nick had ever ended up in couples
therapy”be able to spot what's really going on with her, given what a master she
is at presenting a flawless image to the world?
"There would be certain signs, if she was really pressed and pressured," Dr.
Pierce says. « A skilled psychologist or psychiatrist, given enough time, would
be able to pick up that there’s a problem. But would they be able to discover the
depths of what she’s capable of? It’s hard to say."

http://www.health.com By Jeannie Kim October 06, 2014

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