Similarities Between Finding Nemo And Dory

In Nancy Mairs’ article for The New York Times, “Disability”, published in 1987, she expresses her distaste with the media's representation of handicapped people. Mairs, who struggled with multiple sclerosis herself, clearly and sharply conveys this disgust by stating, “I’m not, for instance, Ms. MS, a walking, talking embodiment of a chronic incurable degenerative disease.” (Mairs 13), and that she is actually, “the advertisers’ dream: Ms. Great American Consumer. And yet the advertisers, who determine nowadays who will get represented publicly and who will not, deny the existence of me and my kind absolutely”(Mairs 14). Mairs is greatly upset that disabled people are defined by their disabilities and, therefore, are underrepresented in public media. This might lead to one asking themselves, but why are they? And the answer, according to Mairs, is quite simple, “To depict disabled people in the ordinary activities of daily life is to admit that there is something ordinary about disability itself, that it may enter anybody’s life”(Mairs 14). Mairs concludes by pointing out how this effacement could have dangerous consequences for both disabled people and, as she called everyone else, TAPs (Temporarily Abled Persons) alike. Treating disabilities as an abnormal characteristic (as opposed to viewing them “as a normal characteristic, one that complicates but does not ruin human existence” (Mairs 15)) can cause one of these repercussions, as it makes the

People with a disability are in many ways othered within our society. Othering was expressed by Canales (2010) as, power within relationships for domination and subordination, with the potential consequences of being alienated, marginalized, decreased opportunities, internalized oppression, and excluded. Canales (2010) also suggested that “exclusionary othering is often influenced by the visibility of one's otherness and that these stigmatizing features that are immediately apparent, construct one's identity as other (p.19)… Their otherness is signified by their relational differences; when compared to the ‘ordinary’ and ‘natural’ attributes of persons perceived as socially acceptable (p.19)”.

Society has become a shallow place. If an individual does not fit into societies form of the normal person then they are treated differently. But does society treat those who are different in a negative or positive way? In the novel Flowers for Algernon, the author Daniel Keyes shows an in depth look at the treatment of individuals in today's society. Firstly society tends to discriminate against those whose IQ does not fit into the norms of our society. The physically handicapped in today's world are not considered to be "equal" as those who fit into the normal physical appearance, Keyes portrays this through Charlie's thoughts while in the café. Although animals are not technically humans society treats them in ways which no human would

For instance, both Flowers for Algernon and Awakenings include themes towards the treatment and respect of those living with mental and physical disabilities. In Flowers for Algernon, Charlie was unknowingly used as a punchline by his supposed friends and colleagues at the bakery, merely because he was mentally challenged and the incompetence that resulted from this made others feel superior to him. Following the surgery and the increase of Charlie’s intelligence, the doctors insinuated that he wasn’t considered a human being prior to the experiment. They implied that those with impaired mental abilities are not individuals capable of independent thought and feeling, which is disproved through Charlie’s progress reports. Similarly, Awakenings sheds light on the treatment of those who have physical challenges, in the manner that the nurses and doctors treated the patients before the medicine was administered. They are visibly reluctant to tend to the patients, and attempt to avoid work with television shows because they lack compassion and understanding towards their conditions. The staff thought efforts to help them were futile due to their catatonic states, therefore neglecting them, treating them like obligations rather than individuals. However, both stories show that in spite of their circumstances, those with disabilities are not lesser people and are deserving of compassion and respect just as others are; though they are often ill-treated and misunderstood.

wants to go up to the surface in order to see the people who make the treasures she finds under

Everyone is born with a purpose, and some may be different than others. However in society, change is a negative thing. Those who are different are often tormented because of their appearance or personality. People with special needs breathe and feel things just like those who are born nondisabled. A random person may judge because there’s a sign of change in the environment, which creates a negative effect on those who are concluded. Differences shouldn’t modify the main qualities of a human just because of how others treat him or her. People with special needs are discriminated because of their lack of abilities, their label, and because of how they’re treated.

Society makes fun of their differences, we try to outcast them and ignore them, however we cannot. Those who we try to ignore are the ones that are or create items that change our world. Many of those changers lives inspired shows and movies that we can learn from. Examples would be Scorpion and The Breakfast Club. Some are just everyday people like Albert Einstein and Walter O’Brien.

Society has become a shallow place. If an individual does not fit into societies form of the normal person then they are treated differently. But does society treat those who are different in a negative or positive way? In the novel Flowers for Algernon, the author Daniel Keyes shows an in depth look at the treatment of individuals in today's society. Firstly society tends to discriminate against those whose IQ does not fit into the norms of our society. The physically handicapped in today's world are not considered to be "equal" as those who fit into the normal physical appearance, Keyes portrays this through Charlie's thoughts while in the café. Although animals are not technically humans society treats them in ways which no human would

In the media today, people with disabilities are perceived as tragic heroes or as medical miracles. They are rarely seen for their intelligence or for their accomplishments excluding their overcoming disability hardships. The textbook, Everything’s an Argument, contains an excerpt from Charles A. Riley II 's book “Disability and the Media: Prescriptions for Change.” Riley, a journalism professor at New York’s Baruch College, uses appeal to ethos, logos, and pathos to persuade his audience that their methods of portraying disabled people are in dire need of change.

Disability has appeared frequently in recent films (Byrd & Elliot, 1988), a reflection of society’s interest in the subject. These films often misrepresent disability using stereotypes. These stereotypes reinforce negative and incorrect social perceptions of, and attitudes towards,

An example of this is the play “Cyrano de Bergerac”. In the play Cyrano is in love with his cousin Roxane, but no body thinks that she will like him because he has a huge nose. They all judge him on his appearance and forget all about his well-rounded personality. So, he writes poetry and puts someone else’s name on it, at the end when Roxane finds out, she falls in love with him. That goes to show that appearance is not everything, regardless of what some may think. Stereotyping is also shown in a recent movie put out by Disney, called “You Wish”. This boy wants to be popular and cool, but his friends know that it does not matter. He wishes his brother out of his life and everything changes, he becomes the star football player and his friends are different. When he tries to talk to the old ones, they are rude to him because they think he is just a conceited jock. In the end when he gets his old life back he learns to accept himself and love what he does have.

Of the animation techniques, staging and squash and stretch are, for me, the most evident in Little Nemo. While the scenes transition into the next, McCay skillfully leads the viewers’ eyes. For example, as the spiky-haired "Little Imp" character appears from Flip the clown's puff of cigar smoke, Flip's arm swings as he walks back, emphasizing Little Imp’s entrance. Similarly, as Nemo appears, the other characters’ heads move in his direction. Although implemented throughout, McCay dedicates an entire sequence demonstrating the squash and stretch technique, showing Nemo magically distorting the other two. A technique I, at first, thought was slightly lacking

Although one will never be able to fully understand the inner workings of a person with autism or down syndrome, it is important for one to learn how to interact with a mentally ill person. Plays on mental illness greatly reduce the stigma held by society. Each time one sees a play that includes a learning disabled character, one comes to be more acclimated with mental illness, which makes the illness become a part of the social norm (Brigg, 26). Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Professor of English at Emory University, says, “To behave toward unknown others effectively and ethically, we need to gather information about them. We use their appearance as clues to who they are and we relate to them. What you look like, rather than who you are, often determines how people respond to you” (34). She proposed that staring is a social and cultural behavior brought about by a quest to know more about others and since theatre is a safe place to stare it provides the perfect opportunity for one to learn about those different from oneself (34). These plays also allow the audience to build empathy for the mentally ill (Cummings), but the production itself must perform it in an enriching way.

Eventhough I believe it's necessary to be cognizant of other peoples experiences, and not judging people from the surface. In the same light people with disabilities don't often view themselves as being disabled. "For eample many disabled people do not consider their disability a flaw or personal deficit with good reason. They are comfortable with who they are, and they do not wish to be fixed or cured (Disablity Theory4).

In the Op-Doc “perfectly normal”, by Joris Debeu , The filmmaker shows how people with different disabilities want to be treated like normal people. The film also shows how people with different disabilities can find another way to be normal through music and relationships.The filmmaker express emotion through a male character with asperger’s syndrome on how he feel when he is not treated fairly or when he know someone do not want to interact with him because of his disorder. By the filmmaker expressing this sense of emotion really make the Op-Doc more effective to its claim.