My Left Foot: The Story Of Christy Brown

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Lauren Inson- My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown I believe that the film in its entirety is an example of how Christy breaks the stereotype of being cheerful, compassionate, and pleasant one hundred percent of the time. Ultimately no person, with or without a disability should be put to this standard. Christy and his family are not a stereotypical depiction of how one would expect a family to act around a child with a disability. Christy’s family struggles in many ways, which shows the reality of raising a child with a disability. One example that depicted Christy as anything but cheerful, pleasant and compassionate was when he reveals that he is in love with Dr. Cole at a restaurant. To his dismay he finds that she is getting married …show more content…

One instance that is a prime example of the stigma around individuals with disabilities is after Christy saves his mother’s life after she collapses on the stairs. Christy makes his way down the stairs, even though he cannot walk and repeatedly beats on the door until someone came and called for an ambulance. Christy and the women are outside, and they are blaming Christy for his mother’s collapsing episode right in front of him and they say that he that he is a “terrible cross” to his mother. They call him a “moron”, possibly because they don't realize he does not have any cognitive problems and they may truly believe he is cognitively impaired due to his physical disability. Another example is when Christy is talking to the priest. The priest does not believe that Christy is cognitive enough to make his first communion because Christy cannot respond the way individuals without disabilities can respond. Even though the priest shows prejudice, Christy’s mother still cares for him and teaches him about religion, simply because he is interested in it. Christy’s mother treats Christy with respect and dignity, unlike the rest of their Irish

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