Will Hunting Case

Even though Will Hunting does not fit the typical stereotype of a gifted person who excels in a challenging academic institution and is bound for a great career, he does fit the stereotype that people believe he has no other problems in his life. Will's friends and acquaintances, with the exception of his therapist, sometimes struggle with the fact that Will is not maximizing his life by using his giftedness to get a great career or to dedicate his life to research. Gerald Lambeau, the MIT professor who discovers and guides Will's mathematical work, laments that Will is not using his intellectual greatness to do more and is at times jealous of Will's abilities. Chuckie, Will's best friend, at one point in the film confronts Will and tells him that his giftedness is like having a lottery ticket in life and that he needs to cash it in and get out of Boston where he is wasting his gifts. It is seemingly difficult for many of the people in Will's life to see and understand that he has issues despite his giftedness and that being intelligent does not make for an easy life.Even though Will Hunting does not fit the typical stereotype of a gifted person who excels in a challenging academic institution and is bound for a great career, he does fit the stereotype that people believe he has no other problems in his life. Will's friends and acquaintances, with the exception of his therapist, sometimes struggle with the fact that Will is not maximizing his life by using his giftedness to get a great career or to dedicate his life to research. Gerald Lambeau, the MIT professor who discovers and guides Will's mathematical work, laments that Will is not using his intellectual greatness to do more and is at times jealous of Will's abilities. Chuckie, Will's best friend, at one point in the film confronts Will and tells him that his giftedness is like having a lottery ticket in life and that he needs to cash it in and get out of Boston where he is wasting his gifts. It is seemingly difficult for many of the people in Will's life to see and understand that he has issues despite his giftedness and that being intelligent does not make for an easy life.

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