When it comes to homeless or people who have a disability they are quickly to be judge by others. What if people waited before judging and they were in their shoes for a day. The stories that caught my eye and analyzed were “On Being a Cripple” by Nancy Mairs and the second one was “On Dumpster Diving” by Lars Eighner. The first story is on a woman who is disabled but likes to use the word “cripple” to describe herself. The second story is about a man who has to survive out in the streets but has interesting facts about different foods. These essays both have a different story behind them but share similarities, such as them being authors, the audience they target, and the message they tri to send in their stories. …show more content…
Although, as there is differences between the two authors, they share similarities towards the message they try to send out. The second element the authors share is the message in their stories. To begin with the first similarity, they share in their message is positive attitude. Mairs always was positive in her disability. She never let it get into her way of being a normal person. As she stated that one day she was at work. She was using the restroom, she fell, and she laughed about it because she’s comfortable with her disability (pg. 259). Eighner is always looking for goods to survive out in the streets. He doesn’t care about what people think about him digging for food. Another similarity they share is that to not judge people based on there looks. Some people judge right away when they spot what kind of brand of clothes someone is wearing. In my opinion, what really counts is having clothes on your back, not at brand it is. Both stories had where the author tried to tell readers life lessons that can happen to anybody. Last but not least is to be appreciated for life. Mairs and Eighner both shared their life story. Anybody can …show more content…
But Mairs wanted to target people who had a disability that thinks they can’t do anything and that that need motivation. Another difference The third element between them is themselves as authors. To start with, the first similarity was the authors had a normal life’s but later had obstacles. Both authors had a normal life, where they didn’t have to deal with obstacles. Also they were able to overcome them with positive attitude. Another similarity was being seen as worthless individuals. “But call me “disabled” or “handicapped” if you like. I have long since grown accustomed to them” (260). Mairs was looked at she wasn’t helpful because of her disability but she was. Both authors were looked at as if they didn’t belong in society and were just more problems to the community. Finally, the last similarity was being great at writing. Both authors were able to show strong feelings towards life. Also they were recognized as a good impact on life because of their stories they shared. Although these great authors had similarities, they had differences between them. One difference between the authors was the age. Mairs was born on July 23, 1943 in
Her essay is arranged in such a way that her audience can understand her life - the positives and the negatives. She allows her audience to see both sides of her life, both the harsh realities that she must suffer as well as her average day-to-day life. According to Nancy, multiple sclerosis “...has opened and enriched my life enormously. This sense that my fragility and need must be mirrored in others, that in search for and shaping a stable core in a life wrenched by change and loss, change and loss, I must recognize the same process, under individual conditions, in the lives around me. I do not deprecate such knowledge” (Mairs, 37). Mairs big claim is that she has accepted herself and her condition for what is it, yet she refuses to allow her condition to define her. Through her particular diction, tone, satire, and rhetorical elements, Mairs paints a picture of her life and shows how being a cripple has not prevent her from living her life. She is not embarrassed nor ashamed of what she is, and accepts her condition by making the most of it and wearing the title with
Besides for the obvious language connection there are also many thematic connections that would unite the two passages to the same source.
Both characters have anger flashback that enhance the theme. At the end both characters change from being there old ways to new good ways. Both flashback evolve a family member being aggressive to the main characters. Both at the start as a stereotypic person. The main characters have a bad flashback. From these sentences these are truly similarities for
In literature, often times you would notice correlation between characters of completely different stories. Maybe they get to face the same problem, make similar decisions, or just have a similar story. Every author, however, brings characters to life with his own imagination, making even the most look-alike characters differ enough for you to wonder how they would act one another's shoes. Such case could be observed with the protagonist of "So Much Unfairness Of Things" by C. D. B. Bryan and the main character of "The Palace Thief" by Ethan Canin. Both P. S. Wilkinson from the first story and Mr. Hundert from the second one are similar, because they get stuck between their conscience and other people's expectations, until they get to choose
When comparing the two, their similarities and differences meet at a pinnacle. They are both exceedingly
One similarity is that both of their dad's died during their childhood. Another one is that they both were
Stereotyping is something that everyone subconsciously does, and sadly, something that people are very good at. The common view on someone that is homeless is that they are dirty and disease ridden, but they are still human beings that are not as lucky as the rest of us. It is not just one mistake or bad choice that causes someone to end up on the street, it is a series of mistakes, and a little bad luck, that turns these peoples lives from bad to worse (Thibodeau). More often then not most of the things that put people on the street our things that can normally be dealt with alone, but when faced with these challenges it is easy to find a bank account drain quicker than it can be replenished. Most people can afford to make mor...
The way the two stories were written, it leads to them having similarities between them. Two such similarities are the main characters being are not satisfied with what they have, and they value their pride over anything. First, the first element is the characters
One cannot judge the homeless lifestyle if there is no insight. No one can understand the life of poverty and homelessness unless there has been exposure and have lived through that. Homeless children are living in poverty because of mistakes their guardians or parents have made. These children go through unimaginable events in their life. Most of the time, Homeless youth are either abused physically and mentally. They are innocent humans who have to choice but to grow up and live a life they did not choose to live. Children all around the world are living in hunger everyday of their lives. People are not willing to help. Even some law enforcement, who are leaders in the community show no compassion or empathy towards homeless individuals. The people who are depended on for the safety of the community are being ruthless towards homeless people in the community. Homeless people in this case are very vulnerable. Money should not define a person, but it comes to show that money sadly, does to have a tremendous impact on how a person is treated. Veterans coming home from war to live on the streets is unfair and inhumane. People need to step up to give humans the opportunities they
We see them as a crowd, a collective entity; we call them the homeless, as if that defines who they are, but we neglect to add the unspoken word in that title: people. People whom with social disabilities or financial problems usually will be abandoned by the society and become homelessness along the streets. ¡§During the past year, over two million men, women, and children, or nearly one percent of the US population, were homeless.¡¨ (The National Law Center) The growing homeless population is a factor that shows people are suffering unexpected financial problems and struggling in maintaining their life basis.
Homeless people are not always the victims that the media have portrayed them to be. The alarming fact is that many of the homeless are there by choice. Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to portray all homeless people as lazy people who dont want to take care of themselves. This couldn't be further from the truth. In my experience with the homeless they are usually either in bad health, addicted to drugs, mentally ill or a combination of any of these. To compound matters worse, they are usually without any type of legitimate income to support themselves.
Homelessness is a social suffering experienced by human beings throughout the world. In 2013, the NYC Department of Homeless Services reported that about 1 out of every 2,662 people out of the general New York City population of 8,244,910, experienced homelessness (NYC Department of Homeless Services, 2013). Preceding these findings, in 2012, the US Department of Housing and Development reported that New York’s homeless population accounts for about 11 percent of the US’s homeless population (2012 Annual Homeless Assessment Report). In our society, the homeless are a highly stigmatized group that is subject to negative stereotypes about their situation of being homeless (Knecht & Martinez, 2009). Stereotypes are generalizations about a group of people (cultural, ethnic, racial, social, socioeconomic status etc.) that are held as rigid beliefs despite not being true. They can be positive or negative, and can be attributed to a person’s internal characteristics or external characteristics (Mio, Barker & Tumambing 2011). Some of the common attributed stereotypes to individuals experiencing homeless are that they are all alcoholics, mentally ill, dangerous, or substance abusers (Knecht & Martinez, 2009). As a result, homeless individuals are often overlooked as being human beings who can benefit from increased help from society in terms of policy and advocacy. What part of human beings leads them to be inclined to aid or ignore a homeless individual as a result of their understanding, or lack of understanding of “the other’s” current emotions?
different thing. THey compare in only one way. This is the fact that they both
A narrative is specified to amuse, to attract, and grasp a reader’s attention. The types of narratives are fictitious, real or unification or both. However, they may consist of folk tale stories, mysteries, science fiction; romances, horror stories, adventure stories, fables, myths and legends, historical narratives, ballads, slice of life, and personal experience (“Narrative,” 2008). Therefore, narrative text has five shared elements. These are setting, characters, plot, theme, and vocabulary (“Narrative and Informational Text,” 2008). Narrative literature is originally written to communicate a story. Therefore, narrative literature that is written in an excellent way will have conflicts and can discuss shared aspects of human occurrence.
or didn’t have a disability she would still be loved and just like everyone else.