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• From the way that this excerpt is written, what can you insinuate about the person who wrote this?
• What parallels can you draw from this man's treatment from the attendants to other institutions?

"I was a mental incompetent, but like many others in a similar position I was both by antecedents and training a gentleman."

•  Think of this quote from the man's perspective. Do you think that people who are deemed mentally ill are any less a gentleman, or a person than those who are not? Explain why or why not.
• Is their justification for an attendant to treat someone who is considered mentally incompetent differently than someone who is considered "sane?" Explain.
• Are there circumstances that you believe that people should receive inferior treatment than the general population? Explain your reasoning for why or why not.