Analysis Of Speed Of Dark By Elizabeth Moon

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How Elizabeth Moon’s Challenge the Way People Perceive Disability ‘Speed of Dark’ by Elizabeth Moon, is a novel that narrates about the life of Lou, who according to the book is different to “normal” (3) people. That is, Lou interacts to the world in an oddly manner. He can see things which other people cannot see, however, he at times does not see the things other people can see. In other words, Moon describes Lou as autistic (5). One of his most pronounced ability is the way he can locate patterns in data (6), in which according to the author they are stunning, complex and strange, and that even computers cannot comprehend. Lou is working for a pharmaceutical company as a specialist, and through him along with the other autistic employees The author illustrates the division existing between the disables and non-disables by showing the prejudice manifested by persons living at the Centre where Lou meets with his fellow autistics persons (46). Moon has the reader concerned by pointing out of how Emmy becomes disgusted after learning that Lou has developed some feeling for Marjory, a non-disabled person (46). Emmy sets Lou up thinking he is a freak and why Marjory would have any other interest in him other than diagnosis him (47). The author also challenges the discrimination showed against disabled persons by looking into the Lou’s dilemma and that of his workmates from how his autism condition affects each one of them differently, some positively others negatively. For instance, Moon shows us Lieutenant Stacy’s reaction, a detective, who offers a positive enforcement of Lou (73), which is not common. Lieutenant Stacy took a liking to Lou when he was protecting Lou from someone trying to cause harm to him. He was amazed of how Lou was able to calculate in his head and even came to Lou’s defense with Crenshaw after learning of the treatment they were being forced into. On the other hand, Crenshaw, Lou’s boss and the doctors have a negative attitude towards Lou condition where she says, “I found Lou’s medical doctors involved in his medical trial and boss, Crenshaw rather alarming in their willful pushing of undergoing the treatment, particularly with Lou’s boss who seems to act from a viewpoint of both financial benefit and narrowmindedness”

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