This is just a Theory but I think Segwick might have been a sociopath. He has many of the symptoms he never seems to fear puninshment. He does things that he knows are wrong. He also will suceed at any cost plus he never seems to really care about anyone or anything thge way he talks about never speaking to his father doesn't seem to truly matter to him since he calls his father a son of a bitch after. Any thoughts on this.
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I don't think Sedgewick was pathologically impaired. He certainly grew up learning that the only outcome must be positive, no matter what it takes to achieve it. But he did have a conscious, despite the fact that it wasn't huge. When his son overhears him speaking to Mr. Hundert in the restroom, he is quite concerned with his reaction. He doesn't fear punishment, mostly because he's never truly experienced punishment. He does fear losing however, because failure brings the disaproval of his father. He doesn't have the greatest moral values, but he's not a sociopath.
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Sociopaths are usually unbelievably smart, with little effort. Or at least, that's what one of my English teachers in high school told me. He liked to make things up. Anyways, if that is true, then Sedgewick tried very hard to get such high grades, his teacher even had to cheat for him to get to the competition.
shareI know someone so much like that out-of-control boy. I recommend that fathers who are in positions of power make a concerted effort to be strict and yet loving with their son(s). Let them know that although there might not be formal consequences to their thoughtless and cruel actions, there is typically someone who is emotionally hurt in the process. Emotional pain is not something to be scoffed at as though it were insignificant. As one great philosopher said, "the mental is the physical".
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I'm not sure of the exact definition of a sociopath, but I've read that something like 40 percent of people have no conscience. That is, if they are sure they won't be caught, they are capable of doing anything they think will benefit themselves, no matter how wrong it is. Looking at history, I think that's probably true.
Bell seemed to have no conscience, but that may have had a lot to do with how he was treated by his father. When he gets the warning phone call from his father, his father is basically saying, "my time is too valuable to waste on you, so don't create any more problems." When he gets spotted cheating the first time at the Mr. Caesar competition, he seems upset because the teacher, who seems to be idealistic, didn't publicly expose him; and he thinks it's because of his father's money and power, so he thinks the teacher is a hypocrite. Later, as an adult, he remarks on the fact that he can't remember ever having a real conversation with his father, even when the father was on his deathbed.
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nah. he was a football player.
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Dunno but I'm certain he was a Republican.
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Sedgewick was narcissistic and had some emotional problems, but I don't think that he was a complete sociopath. He cared about his sons, enjoyed playing with them and spending time with them, and their respect was important to him. He was very flawed, but not a sociopath.
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