Raymond (the character played by Dustin Hoffman). List as many as you can,

and give at least two specific instances to support your points.

No eye contact. Repetitive talking( when he got nervous he would continuously repeats the skit, “who’s on first”), paces back and forth, bangs and hits himself, does not like anyone touching him, special abilities. Remembers information…good at math), intolerance to change ( when it was 1 minute past Raymond’s lunch time , he began to rock back and forth and moan. And he always had to watch is TV shows at the same time), attachment to objects (backpack), problems expressing himself in a traditional way.

2. Why didn¹t the father give the Tom Cruise character any inheritance?

Charlie didn’t get any inheritance because despite the fights him and his father got into he never bothered to call or write his father. And when his father tried to contact him he never bothered to get back to him.

3. Why did the father keep the knowledge of Raymond a secret from his

brother, the Tom Cruise character. For about how many years was this secret

kept. What does this tell you about the father?

6. At the end of the movie a choice is presented for Raymond. Should he stay

The psychiatrist is played by Barry Levinson, who was the director of the movie.

4. What factors of the father¹s personality could have contributed to the

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