Keir Gilchrist
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It's Kind of a Funny Story tells the story of Craig Gilner, a New York high school student who serves as the novel's narrator. In the early stages of the story, Craig discusses his small circle of friends, his mostly typical childhood, and his problems with stress and depression.
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Happiness. For much of It's Sort of a Funny Story, Craig...
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It's Kind of a Funny Story study guide contains a biography...
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Summary. At the opening of "Part 5: Six North, Saturday,"...
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Synopsis. After contemplating suicide by jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge, 16-year-old Craig Gilner (Keir Gilchrist), decides to go to the hospital to seek help. Craig tells Dr. Mahmoud (Aasif Mandvi) that he needs immediate help to which Dr. Mahmoud registers Craig for a one week stay in the hospital's psychiatric floor.
A novel by Ned Vizzini about a teenage boy who checks into a psychiatric ward after contemplating suicide. The novel explores his mental health, relationships, and artistic passion through his five-day stay at Six North.
Nov 3, 2023 · It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini is a 2006 novel about Craig Gilner, a 15-year-old boy who struggles with depression. Craig is a high school student facing academic and...
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In the very first sentence, the protagonist and narrator of the novel,Craig, reveals that he wants to kill himself. He is at his friend Aaron’s housewith a group of friends watching TV and smoking pot. Craig is offered pot, but he refuses, because he is “doing an experimentwith [his] brain” to see if pot is the source of his problems. His friendsno...
Craig is meeting with his therapist, Dr. Minerva. Craig describes Dr.Minerva’s bookshelf, comparing it to the bookshelves of other “shrinks” he hasseen. In his conversation with her, Craig describes life as “a nightmare.” Herefrains from telling her how hungry he was when he woke up that morning—a signof the issues he has had around eating. Dr. Min...
Craig recalls his life at four years old, when he was living in a “crappyapartment” in Manhattan. Craig loved maps but became frustrated by hisinability to trace the shape of Manhattan correctly. Craig’s mother suggestedthat he map imaginary places, and mapmaking became his “Anchor” until he laterstarted playing video games. As a child, he dreamed ...
Back in Dr. Minerva’s office, Craig tells her that he wanted to be amapmaker when he was a child. When Dr. Minerva asks Craig what he is going todo after their appointment, Craig has an internal conversation between himselfand the voice of a soldier. Dr. Minerva reminds Craig to follow theinstructions of Dr. Barney, the psychopharmacologist.
On the walk to his apartment, Craig describes his family members as “goodpeople, solid, happy.” He laments that they now live in Brooklyn; although theylive in a better apartment, he sees Brooklyn as “a pretty statusless place.” Onhis walk, he feels mocked by the many food stores he passes. Craig explainsthat since the previous fall he has had a pr...
Craig arrives at his family’s apartment. He describes the family’s two dogs, Rudy and Jordan, as well as his mother....
A study guide for the novel It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini, which follows the life of a teenage boy who suffers from depression and anxiety. The guide provides chapter summaries, analysis, themes, characters, and questions and answers.
Apr 20, 2024 · “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” is a young adult novel by Ned Vizzini. It follows Craig, an ambitious teenager struggling with severe depression. Overwhelmed by academic pressures and his own anxieties, he checks himself into a psychiatric hospital.
