The Minds of Billy Milligan

Milligan’s illness cannot be fully understood outside the context of trauma. Comment on the role of trauma, both in triggering Milligan’s illness and in how Milligan’s illness perpetuated it. Support your views by citing the text.

Examine the role of the media in Milligan’s life following the verdict. What were some of its positive and negative impacts? Assess whether the media’s involvement and influence in Milligan’s case was justified.

Critically examine the treatment of the rape survivors in Milligan’s case, including the lack of their perspectives in the book as well as the attention their stories received with respect to Milligan’s illness.