The Childhoods Portrayed in My Left Foot and Blue...

The childhoods portrayed in My Left Foot and Blue Remembered Hills are different in terms of the experiences and the dilemmas that they encounter in their early life. However each child, Christy Brown and the children of the play by Dennis Potter, each have their own obstacles and issues that are affecting them. My Left Foot is a book written by Christy Brown and his childhood growing up with cerebral palsy in a large, poor family in Dublin during the 1930’s. Christy discusses and shares his difficult childhood trying to come to terms with an illness that at the time no one could fully understand and the difficulties he faced trying to express himself in a body that would not work. Blue Remembered Hills is a play written during the second†¦show more content†¦Despite his disabilities Christy Brown recalls happy childhood memories playing with his brothers and other children from his neighbourhood, he describes how an old go cart was his saviour that allowed him to lea ve the seclusion of his home and out in the open with the other children â€Å" Old Henry was my throne. On it I tasted adventure and excitement with the others.They took me with them everywhere†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Brown discusses how he felt happy and accepted by most of the children because of his ability to play outdoors and become a part of the childish play with the other children â€Å" I was happy . I looked out on the world noticing everything except myself.† As a child it seems he was almost unaware that he had a disability that made him different from the other children and by the acceptance of his siblings and his own determination it seems that he did feel like a part of normal societyShow MoreRelatedProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 PagesAgile PM 6.1.2.2 Rolling wave This page intentionally left blank Project Management The Managerial Process The McGraw-Hill/Irwin Series Operations and Decision Sciences OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Beckman and Rosenfield, Operations, Strategy: Competing in the 21st Century, First Edition Benton, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Second Edition Bowersox, Closs, and Cooper, Supply Chain Logistics Management, Third Edition Brown and Hyer, Managing Projects: A Team-Based Approach, First