 What does the theme of the story reveal about how society treats the mentally ill?
When he began his talk with "You got your health, don't you?" For punishment, he locked me in a windowless room and told me to sit still until he came back. It wasn't so bad a punishment, except that when Dad closed the door, the light turned off and I was left there in the dark. Because they were real, I talked about them as if they were real, and I almost earned a bunk in the home for retarded children until I got smart enough to keep the beasts to myself. My mother and father must have been glad when I was sent away to reform school after my thirteenth birthday party, the one Some skin-and-bones character I didn't know struggled out of his seat, amening.
 There is insufficient social infrastructure to identify and care for those living with severe mental illnesses
 There is insufficient social infrastructure to identify and care for those living with severe mental illnesses  The Christian church has too much unqualified involvement in treatment of those living with severe mental illnesses  Those living with severe mental illnesses are more likely to be abused by social institutions like schools, hospitals, and law enforcement  More studies need to be conducted to learn how to best care for people living with severe mental illnesses