Analysis Of My Own Kind Of Madness By Erica Crompton

1. This article is about a woman named Erica Crompton who suffers from schizophrenia. Throughout the article she discusses her struggles in different work situations with the work itself and her fellow co-workers.
2. The New York Times is an American newspaper that targets everyone in the United States and reaches people abroad. However, because it is a newspaper the individuals most likely reading it will be in older age groups (young adults and up).
3. Person-first language was used in this article, but it was also not used. It was used in the fact that she referred to schizophrenia as the diagnosis and not herself. However, the article title, “My Own Kind of Madness,” goes against person-first language because it makes it sound like Erica is ‘mad.’ This is not considered person-first language, because it is the disease that is mad not her actual self. Changing the title of the article to a title that uses person-first language will give the article a more positive connotation. When I first heard the article title I immediately had a negative connotation towards mental illness. Using the word ‘madness’ in reference to a mental disease makes it sound like the individual is foolish, silly, and out of control. Although, mental illness is a physical

Overall, this article is very sympathetic towards individuals with schizophrenia because she talks about the daily struggles of keeping down a job and dealing with individual’s inaccurate judgments. This article expresses how hard it is to live with a debilitative mental illness, and how strong willed the individual must be to continue pushing through it. It took countless acts of trial and error for Erica to find a job that best fits her needs. With patience, time, and perseverance she has found what works for her. This shows readers that mental illness cannot stop individuals from living and being successful. Therefore, I think this article has a very positive influence on how the audience views mental