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State Of Mind In Mel Gibson's Neuropath

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In the second section of Neuropath, Neil angles the motion in which he tries to portray his analysis and project them unto the world. He conducts multiple murders in which he explains his rogue theory that man has no input in the afterlife. He shares this view and is pronounced insane leading him to become a pariah to his peers. His friend from college, professor Thomas Bible, is the first person Neil confides in and detoxes his toxic lifestyle towards. Mr. Bible, however, does not believe him at first and eventually, draws up the conclusion that Dr. Cassidy's mindset is accurate and he is not insane. In the text, it says “Just look. It’s ending, just as Skeat said it would. No virulent pandemic, no mass environmental collapse, no thermonuclear …show more content…

Bible continues to shield Neil from the government to broadcast the knowledge he has discovered. As Dr. Cassidy continues to explain his newly profound research through unorthodox methods, he is now seen as a serial killer. He commits multiple of murders that consist of a demonstration using the brain as a guide, during surgery, he performs and in which displaces the irony where a human being has no control over what happens when one's brain is dead. The state of mind in which Neil possesses the theory that his methods of living are accurate and the idea is what makes the approach iconic and subsequently comparison. In writing it says, “Neil looked biblical in ensuing silence, angular and statuesque. The man who had transcended the slumber people call consciousness. It seemed impossible that the crimes Thomas had witnessed could be the work of his hand. Impossible and inevitable. Neil had always done this. Moving from rule to sanctity...” (Neuropath, 15.290.20-26) This excerpt demonstrates the mindset Thomas has at this point where he feels Neil has proven his point of view and that his killing is getting out of hand. Thomas is considering the possibility that Neil’s theory is entirely accurate in which he has completely lost his sanctity due to the knowledge of his doubts about the afterlife being non-existent. Even though, Neil has made every move to be seen as a reliable source that lets the world understand the truth about the

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