Analysis of “On Being a Cripple” by Nancy Mairs

The descriptive essay, On be A Cripple, by Nancy Mairs demonstrates a purpose to postulate the way social club has brainwashed people to gauge others incorrectly in order to expose the true thoughts of a person living beneath the glamorized world. Mairs powerfully feels that she has non lost anything in the course of this calamitous unsoundness (37), known as Multiple Sclerosis, a disease that deteriorates the nerves and interferes with brain and body communication because the immune system has eaten away the protective covering on the nerve cells.To assert her confidence, Mairs initiates her essay with a strong, simple term to define herself a cripple (37). She wants society to wince (37) in order to portray that candy coated euphemisms have made society weak. Mairs does not want her readers to feel sympathy, but to see the perspective of a person with the disease. Towards the end of the essay, Mairs is reflects back on societys ways by comparing herself to other women who have the same disease and by declating she is not a disease (43) magnifies what this restrict is to her on a more personal level.This disease is not just a besetment, it is a part of her life. Mairs exemplifies her suggested use of cripple by alluding to the Lindsfarne Gospel (37), which contains the first use of the word cripple. Mairs uses this to allot the audience to view the world in a more formal way. Therefore, a gospel force put on a different view of cripple kind of than an impolite slang term.Her address is to create an acceptance and understanding of the word and her condition to the society and the people who are living with the condition as well. Mairs points out numerous times that she has as learned to live through her disease in which she compares herself to many others who have MS yet gave up on trying to live their life Mairs sees herself alike(p) fat people, who are expected to be jolly, (41) but states cripples must bear their lot meekly and cheerfully, (41) c reating a comparison for herself.Subsequently, Mairs has added on more pressure for herself. Although she claims that she is against societys ways, she cares about the expectations they give her, later adding this is a class telephone number (41). Trying to please society and herself at the same time is difficult for Mairs as she winds up vox populi like Tiny Tim, peering over the edge of the tablewaving her crutch (41), but prefers to be a Caliban, a most scurvy monster (42).When she feels like Tiny Tim (41), she is viewing herself how the world views her, a person who is disabled. Mairs would rather classify herself as a Caliban (42) or a cripple to evoke society to wince (37) at her and see her as the strong woman that she truly is. Nancy Mairs purpose is to leave an effect on her readers to serving them understand her feelings about the pressure society has established and how it has changed her and the rest of humanity in order to dig up them wrong.