"Plot.
Elwood P. Dowd is an amiable but eccentric man whose best friend is an invisible, 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in-tall (1.92 m) white rabbit named Harvey. As described by Elwood, Harvey is a púca, a benign but mischievous creature from Celtic mythology. Elwood spends most of his time taking Harvey around town, drinking at various bars and introducing Harvey to almost everyone he meets, much to the puzzlement of strangers although Elwood's friends have accepted Harvey's (supposed) existence. His older sister Veta and his niece Myrtle Mae live with him in his large estate, but have become social outcasts along with Elwood due to his obsession with Harvey.
After Elwood ruins a party Veta and Myrtle Mae arranged in secret, Veta finally tries to have him committed to a local sanatorium. In exasperation she admits to the attending psychiatrist, Dr. Sanderson, that she sees Harvey once in a while herself. Mistaking Veta for the real mental case, Sanderson has Elwood released and Veta locked up." hahaha



par šo es uzzināju no STEIN on WRITING:
"There are two types seldom seen in fiction: people
who are psychotic and habitual drunks. Readers find it difficult to identify with their
behavior. There are exceptions, of course, as in horror stories. In Alfred Hitchcock’s
Psycho, the leading character is crazy, though we don’t know it for certain until quite
near the end. Alcoholics sometimes play secondary roles in novels, and there have been
several novels featuring alcoholic individuals or couples. But the most memorable
alcoholic, who saw a giant rabbit called Harvey, involved a playful use of alcoholism that
would probably not be attempted today with the recognition of the severity of the illness."