The character I chose to examine was Hannibal Lecter from the film Silence of the Lambs. When the film begins, there is an ongoing investigation to capture Buffalo Bill who has killed five woman and has just kidnapped another. Buffalo Bill victimizes woman and skins them in order to make a suit of human skin he then wears as his complete transformation to a woman. Behavioral Science Unit Chief assigns FBI agent in training, Clarice Starling to question incarcerated psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer, Hannibal Lecter about the suspect. Lecter had previously met the suspect while treating a mutual friend. He offered to give psychological insight to Starling, in return for a transfer to a federal institution. The hope for meeting with …show more content…
It is easy and entertaining for him to trick people into trusting him, then manipulating them into what he wants for them. His murderous nature is the most dangerous of his behaviors. Nicknamed Hannibal the Cannibal, he was arrested for serving guests the liver of one of his victims. In one scene of the movie, during his attempt to escape, Lecter brutally attacks two guards. He remains to have a calm persona even after biting one’s cheek off, and beating another to death. This indicates the lack of guilt for the serious crimes he commits, and the lack of remorse he feels towards those who he has hurt. Lecter had a vision to escape from custody and seen Starling as a distraction to make opportunities for this to become possible. When given the chance, he has no disregard to commit murder to get what he wants. Hannibal Lecter suffers from antisocial personality disorder. The etiology of this disorder can be described by genetic, neurobiological, and psychological contributions. Endophenotypes are aspects of antisocial personality disorder that may be more directly influenced by genes. Researchers are in the early stages of determining if genetic differences could influence dopamine or serotonin levels, or explain the unusual behaviors associated with antisocial personality disorder such as fearlessness, aggressiveness, impulsivity, and lack of