Nancy Mairs Cripple Analysis
In the passage by Nancy Mairs, the author, Mairs describes herself as a cripple. She does not use this title because it is forced on her but because she has chosen to identify herself as a "cripple." Mairs uses rhetorical features, such as tone, word choice, and rhetorical structure to present herself, her state of well-being, and her feelings.
In the passage, Mairs brings forth a tone of seriousness, while also explaining her reasoning as to why she calls herself a "cripple." She has accepted of her state of well-being. "As a cripple, I swagger," she says knowing that she is in a condition where she does not have control of some of her limbs. She does not let her disability her in a negative way. Mairs does not prefer the title, "disabled"
In the passage, Mairs brings forth a tone of seriousness, while also explaining her reasoning as to why she calls herself a "cripple." She has accepted of her state of well-being. "As a cripple, I swagger," she says knowing that she is in a condition where she does not have control of some of her limbs. She does not let her disability her in a negative way. Mairs does not prefer the title, "disabled"