Shutter Island (Film)

Shutter Island (Film) Glossary

Perimeter

The surrounding area, referring to the electrified wires around Ashecliffe

Protocol

The rules and guidelines set forth by an organization on how to deal with issues

Ward

A specific area of a hospital to which only those with certain illness or attributes are admitted

Bluff

A broad, rounded cliff

MI5

The UK’s counter intelligence agency

OSS

Office of Strategic Services was the intelligence agency of the United States until 1946 when President Truman terminated the agency. Its duties were transferred into other departments of the United States government.

Psychosis

A diminished ability to interact with reality, and common symptom of a severe mental disorder.

Normandy

Refers to the World War II invasion of Normandy, in which the Allied powers stormed the beaches of Normandy in a large-scale attack against German forces.

Orderly

A hospital worker who attends to and handles the patients

Sumac

A shrub or small tree

Primary

The main doctor that attends to a patient.

Court-Martialed

To be tried by a judicial court of military officials for an offense against military law

Death Camp

Refers to the concentration camps built and run by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Liaison

A person who communicates between two parties in the hopes of reaching an agreement or understanding

Bunking

To sleep or stay in a room

Lobotomy

A surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness.

Psycho-pharmacology

The study of the effect of drugs on the mind

Thorazine

Trade name for the drug Chlorpromazine, meant to act as an antipsychotic

Firebug

Someone who is obsessed with fire, usually in reference to a serial arsonist

Anagram

A word that is made up of letters from another word

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