Cripple

The word cripple may mean something different to you versus what it may mean to me, to me it means to be disabled in a way that affects one’s physical abilities. I’m going to expand on the definition of the word and discuss a personal experience with being cripple as well as provide some examples of what I feel may be viewed by other as being cripple, finally I will discuss societies views on the word and how it may affect those it applies to. Generally when someone says the word cripple, they are most likely referring to a person who is physically disabled and in one way or another having an underlying factor that affects their movement. For example, the story “On Being a Cripple” refers to someone with multiple sclerosis also known as MS. MS is a disease in which the immune system eats away at the protective nerve coverings of the central nervous system, also known as the CNS. MS is often a disease that causes a person to have limited mobility may even be bound to a wheelchair. However, MS is not the only disease that may cause a person to lose their mobility, many other diseases such as Parkinson’s as well as cerebral paisley, both affecting the mobility of someone and ultimately being disabled or crippled. Although many diseases that affect the CNS, also affect the mobility of someone, not…

Nancy Mairs, in her nonfiction essay, “On Being a Cripple,” (1986) coveys her perpetual struggle in “getting the hang of” her debilitating condition—Multiple Sclerosis. Though her view of her condition is turbulent, Mairs acknowledges one constant truth—that she is plainly a “cripple”. Mairs’ utilization of this motif “squarely” elucidates survival amongst inexorable forces. Mairs’ purpose is to identify and generalize her condition in order to express the complexity of its duality, ultimately…

Through The Eyes of A Crippled The Good Cripple a novel by Rodrigo Rey Rosa portrays the social life of Central America through a story of a father and a son. The story revolves around the violence, corruption, and civil war. Around the time in which the novel takes place in Guatemala there is a post-civil war going on. This highly connects to the story of the father and the son in The Good Cripple. Figuratively the father takes the role of the government while the son takes the…

In the book Charlie says, “I re-read my paper on the Algernon Gordon Effect and I got the strange feeling that it was written by someone else.” (P.g. 59) This quote proves that Charlie cannot read his own writing, which leads to the sign of dumbness. Also, if you think about it, Charlie wrote the book and he does not know how to read it! The words were too complicated for him to understand causing him to search the words in the dictionary. Also, in “Being a Cripple” Nancy Maris does not like to…

Response to Marissa’s Paper Personal redemption and forgiveness were the main themes of Marissa Wilkinson’s paper, as well as the realism in the character’s Martin McDonagh created. Using evidence from the text as well as a physical rendition of the play The Cripple of Inishmaan performed by the Austin College Theater Department, she shows personality flaws present in main of the plays characters and the attempts made by these characters to love and protect the same people they judge and…

In her work “On Being a Cripple” she describes personally how these sources of pressure, do not specifically come from individuals, but collective societal standards. “Todays ideal woman, .. is never a cripple” (Mairs 76). Due to her overall fortune of having an understanding doctor and family, she does not have to deal with pressure from them, because they realize it would be condescending and unrealistic plus ultimately stressful for themselves. Instead, it is the everyday pressure to be…

After reading a few essays by three different groups of people: The Doctors, the Nurses and the Patients. People hold different styles in almost every aspect in life such as types of music, clothing, colors, books, and films. So when it comes to different writing styles, then one can agree with that also. One just never thinks about it and with people having what they think is “good’ personal writing. Good personal Writing should include humor, graphic details, things I can relate to, and not…

Reading Response In the article ‘’On Being A Cripple’’, by Nancy Mair’s is about Nancy who struggles with MS, she implies on how her life changed with her diagnoses, and how she learned to cope with her disease. My response to this article was a interesting. I noticed that she hated living with MS at first, because she wasn’t born with it, then she realized that this who she is, she accepted it. For example my cousin who is 3 months younger than me, has a disability. we don’t know what…

With the town being on the top of the world it was hit hard when the production of gold decreased in the 1940’s. Cripple Creek was able to survive and become a great tourist attractions due to the legalization of gambling in 1991. Now, it’s surprising to see how Cripple Creek was able to survive as long as it did. The main reason why a town can survive is due to its faithful community. Cripple creek has a calming view and members of the community that have their heart imbedded into the town…

developing and changes the audience’s opinion in the matter of one line of either dialogue or even stage directions. Although it’s a comedy it still has many moments that make you want to cry. At least four characters throughout the play experience some sort of major character reversal. Helen is one of a few of Martin McDonagh’s characters who experiences a personality turnabout. From her first line, her violent and bitchy tendencies are utterly on display. Time and time again we see how…