The Imitation Game

1. Give a description of Alan Turing. What were his weaknesses and what was his strength

Alan Turing, a man in his late twenties, was one of the best mathematics-students in Britain. He was hired to a secret mission for military purpose; his task was to solve the Germans’ enigma-code. The enigma-code itself was key to the end of the Second World War, and all the attacks in Britain. They could then prevent new attacks and save many lives.

Even tough Alan had many strengths, he had his weaknesses as well.

Throughout his school years, he was bullied. He was different from the others. An over-smart kid with a different way of thinking, understanding and perceiving, with other sexual attractions. He had one friend, Christopher. They had a close friendly relationship, that later developed into a love affair.

This was one of his weaknesses. He never got over Christopher, or the fact that he was gay. Homosexuality was not allowed on that time, and it was cause to prison or medical castration.

Another weakness of him was his autism. Autists have a different way of thinking, understanding and perceiving information, and life in general. He had trouble working with other people that had a different meaning than him. This gave him many difficulties.

If you see this with other eyes, his autism was one of his strengths as well. He was a fresh breath into the process, with new ideas and way of thinking.