what happened to epilogue   character name in title   man with glasses   male nudity   u.s. president   student   based on book   doctor patient relationship   compassion   tearjerker   19th century   mental illness   based on true story   blockbuster   mental institution   politics   assassination   teacher   death of friend   medical   1860s   american civil war   u.s. senator   washington d.c.   reference to abraham lincoln   battle   mental patient   mourning   white house   slavery   cultural conflict   gettysburg address   debate   civil war   medical school   emancipation   family conflict   für elise   medical student   ethical dilemma   battle of gettysburg   conflagration   constitutional amendment   presidential cabinet   reference to mary todd lincoln   reference to ulysses s. grant   secession   u.s. senate   year 1865   cult favorite   funeral   cemetery   doctor   hospital   speech   battlefield   one word title   loss of friend   nurse   title spoken by character   death of child