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Essay / Analysis of Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
Smart doesn't believe she did anything wrong or committed any type of crime, even today. She bears the traits of a psychopath which are: (8) poor judgment and a failure to learn from experience, (9) pathological egocentrism and an inability to love, and (15) an impersonal, trivial and poorly integrated. These three traits inform his actions and thought processes depicted in the documentary. Smart's lack of judgment was evident when she had sex with a minor. To add to his poor judgment, Smart had sex with Billy Flynn for over a month; thus showing that she does not learn from her mistakes. Pamela Smart also has an inability to love as she is having an affair and claims to not love or care about Billy Flynn. If Pamela Smart loved her husband Greggory Smart, she wouldn't have had an affair multiple times. Smart also shows his inability to love by pretending to not love or care about Billy Flynn. To add to Smart's inability to love, his sex life was impersonal with Billy Flynn. Smart did not care or have feelings for Billy Flynn and this is depicted throughout the film.