An Analysis Of Lucy In An Autobiography Of A Face
English Honors 9th
Mrs. Grace
Jennifer Wei
Ewing's Saracoma and Cerebral Palsy
Life is like a roller coaster. There are ups and downs to it. If you are unlucky, you might get swatted by a branch. In this case, the branches are the roots of the story- the struggle and pain. Lucy in An Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy from a young age was diagnosed with Ewing's Saracoma, a type of cancer. She was thrown in a world with a fine line between life and death; the cause of her and her family's unhappiness. As for Ben, in Stoner and Spaz by Ronald Koertge, he has a dysfunctional hand because of cerebral palsy and has to go through the loss of his mother who abandoned him. Filled with self pity and rejection from society, they lead themselves to depression but find ways to cope with loss and pain. Lines were drawn …show more content…
He grew up to acknowledge it. The big difference between Lucy and Ben is that he looks for somewhere to belong whereas Lucy wishes for the better; a life without cancer and problems. Being raised by his grandmother, he became very polite, smart and wasn't necessarily hated or pushed away by others. () He became someone that everyone knew to be aware about and about his disability. His new characteristics developed by those around him and his grandmother allowed his ' holes' to be covered and he found movies as a way of comfort. Teens in the book, like Colleen, turned to drugs, sex, smoking and drinking instead. () Colleen, being the curious person she is, took the matters to her hands. She approached him out of wonder and of a connection of each other. And slowly, she worked him out of his shell and helped him be confident, accepting to his peers, and fall in love. As Ben grew out of his shell, he realized " " . Colleen's life was much more complicated. He takes the time to talk her out of drugs, smoking, and drinking. They work together to find a belonging to this world filled with
Mrs. Grace
Jennifer Wei
Ewing's Saracoma and Cerebral Palsy
Life is like a roller coaster. There are ups and downs to it. If you are unlucky, you might get swatted by a branch. In this case, the branches are the roots of the story- the struggle and pain. Lucy in An Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy from a young age was diagnosed with Ewing's Saracoma, a type of cancer. She was thrown in a world with a fine line between life and death; the cause of her and her family's unhappiness. As for Ben, in Stoner and Spaz by Ronald Koertge, he has a dysfunctional hand because of cerebral palsy and has to go through the loss of his mother who abandoned him. Filled with self pity and rejection from society, they lead themselves to depression but find ways to cope with loss and pain. Lines were drawn …show more content…
He grew up to acknowledge it. The big difference between Lucy and Ben is that he looks for somewhere to belong whereas Lucy wishes for the better; a life without cancer and problems. Being raised by his grandmother, he became very polite, smart and wasn't necessarily hated or pushed away by others. () He became someone that everyone knew to be aware about and about his disability. His new characteristics developed by those around him and his grandmother allowed his ' holes' to be covered and he found movies as a way of comfort. Teens in the book, like Colleen, turned to drugs, sex, smoking and drinking instead. () Colleen, being the curious person she is, took the matters to her hands. She approached him out of wonder and of a connection of each other. And slowly, she worked him out of his shell and helped him be confident, accepting to his peers, and fall in love. As Ben grew out of his shell, he realized " " . Colleen's life was much more complicated. He takes the time to talk her out of drugs, smoking, and drinking. They work together to find a belonging to this world filled with