Comment on tone.

The author, Sylvia Nasar, writes A Beautiful Mind in an objective tone. Her goal is to tell the story of the life of mathematical genius John Forbes Nash, Jr. and the devastating effects of the illness he suffers. Her approach is to present the facts and to explain them and she does this well in an objective manner. She examines Nash's childhood and finds he was a loner who had problems in social situations. She looks at his behavior in graduate school and in his employment at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at the RAND Corporation. Nasar explains how Nash's illness manifested itself and explains his mental deterioration that resulted in his repeated hospitalization. She discusses and explains the illness and its treatment. The author is not critical of Nash's family for the several commitments. She explains that they felt that they were doing what was best for him, even though Nash's colleagues were critical of the family. The author describes Nash's life and how he struggled with his illness until he finally began to recover in the 1980s. The author's tone and approach are appropriate to the kind of book she has written and her goal of presenting the life of Nash and the devastating effects of his illness. The reader has to appreciate the style and approach of the author.