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which addresses the deviant behavior of Hannibal Lector in the novel/film "Silence of the
Lambs." Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
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Horror films in particular are riddled with characters that take violence, deviance and depravity to an extreme. The depiction of Hannibal Lecter in Thomas Harris 1988 novel and
the subsequent 1991 Jonathan Demme film Silence of the Lambs demonstrates this kind of character, a psychopath with a penchant for the destruction of human life. When evaluating the
character of Hannibal Lecter from a psychological perspective, it is evident that he has narcissistic personality disorder that he manifests through interpersonal violence. At the onset of the story,
it is clear that Hannibal Lecter has a higher than usual level of self-esteem, where he believes he is better than everyone else, more clever than anyone else and this
feeds into his narcissism. Psychologists have recognized that when individuals have self-esteem that is too high, they believe that they can use this self-perception to excuse their deviant behaviors.
From the beginning of the story, Hannibal Lecter demonstrates a disregard for human life that is based on his perception that he is not only better than everyone else,
but that other people are present for him to demonstrate his cleverness. Lecter utilizes other people, including FBI Agent Clarisse Starling, as pawns to demonstrate his talents. Serial killer
Hannibal Lecter is not simply a psychopath, but also a psychiatrist with the ability to look into the minds of others and predict behaviors. Personal events in his history,
including the gruesome murder of his family, led him to develop symptoms of paranoia and antisocial behaviors that extend past usual psychopathology. Hannibal Lecter could be diagnosed with paranoid
schizophrenia, based on his assertion that his actions were sometimes the result of voices telling him to do things. His Axis II diagnosis, in alignment with the Diagnostic and
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