Sybil Character Analysis

Sybil’s character is based on a Shirley Ardell Mason, who was born January 25, 1923. Sybil was originally a novel in 1973 written by Flora Rheta Schreiberthe. Then later came to life in the TV movie ‘Sybil’, in 1976, starring Sally Field. Shirley Ardell Mason died in 1998. As a result to her death her assets were auctioned off, it was during this time that the world came to know that Shirley Ardell Mason was true Sybil from the book and movie.
Sybil's mother was an abusive schizophrenic. As a child Sybil was abused physically and verbally. Her mother would rape her everyday with a buttonhook, give her icy enemas, tie her and gag her, and even break a couple bones. Sybil’s mom was abusive because she had Paranoid Schizophrenia Sybil on numerous occasions would have to watch her parents have sex. Whenever Sybil’s mother miscarried, her father buried the fetus under the shrubs. Sybil's father neglected her by pretending his wife was not abusing her. Sybil's grandmother was the only person in her household who was kind to her, until she passed away, from cervical cancer. No one let her see her grandmother when she died
Sid wants to be like Sybil's father when he grows up. As you can see most of Sybil’s personalities were younger than her and they were all stuck in a certain time in Sybil’s life.
After living a very dysfunctional life for 34 years. Sybil finally received psychiatric help from Dr. Cornelia Wilbur, in 1957. During this time, Multiple Personality Disorder wasn’t considered by psychologists a realistic diagnosis. Although, Dr. Wilbur, oppressed and discriminated for being one few women in the field of psychology, that believed Sybil suffered from this disorder. Nevertheless with all the discrimination that was thrown her way she made Sybil her case study. As a result, Multiple Personality Disorder was eventually accepted as a liable