Portrayals of Disabled Characters
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Re: Portrayals of Disabled Characters
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I loved that these characters got to deal with their adversities in a positive way. I'm glad the author wrote them this way as it's nice for those of us who are disabled to get recognized for what we do in spite of it.editoronwheels wrote: ↑14 Apr 2019, 18:54 Adrift includes several characters who are disabled, either through natural circumstance, because of accidents or by reason of advanced age. I love how all of them, Heather, the diabetic steward from the Seattle Express Pete Wise, Tom, and Steve's son Jimmie, take opportunities to rise above their situations.
Jimmie gets to move out of a long-term care facility and live with Steve.
Heather undertakes the daunting task of hunting seal to feed her group of marooned survivors from the Seattle Express.
Pete is hired as a park ranger, a job that allows him to keep custody of his young son. It starts out as a desk job, so his knee can heal from a gunshot wound.
Despite a pronounced limp, elderly Tom Olsen braves rugged Pacific Northwest terrain to save William. his best friend.
These characters really resonated with me. I wondered if they resonated with anybody else. If so, why?
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I loved that these characters got to deal with their adversities in a positive way. I'm glad the author wrote them this way as it's nice for those of us who are disabled to get recognized for what we do in spite of it.editoronwheels wrote: ↑14 Apr 2019, 18:54 Adrift includes several characters who are disabled, either through natural circumstance, because of accidents or by reason of advanced age. I love how all of them, Heather, the diabetic steward from the Seattle Express Pete Wise, Tom, and Steve's son Jimmie, take opportunities to rise above their situations.
Jimmie gets to move out of a long-term care facility and live with Steve.
Heather undertakes the daunting task of hunting seal to feed her group of marooned survivors from the Seattle Express.
Pete is hired as a park ranger, a job that allows him to keep custody of his young son. It starts out as a desk job, so his knee can heal from a gunshot wound.
Despite a pronounced limp, elderly Tom Olsen braves rugged Pacific Northwest terrain to save William. his best friend.
These characters really resonated with me. I wondered if they resonated with anybody else. If so, why?
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I agree. Many times people with disabilities become invisible. It's great that the author gave us such positive images.
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