Baby, Don't Leave Me : Life, Blood, and Struggle of Disabled in Literature of Zheng Fong Xi
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This article aims to study vulnerability: the pursuit of social space and the meaning of the disabled in “Baby, Don't Leave Me”. The study found that the disabled in this literature consists of two types of vulnerability: 1) physical vulnerability and 2) psychological vulnerability, which causes the disabled struggle to find social space: 1) seeking family space, 2) seeking educational space, and 3) seeking space for work in which the disabled have created 3 meanings for themselves: 1) the disabled are fighters who do not surrender to his destiny and obstacles, 2) the disabled are somebody with comparable or possibly superior performance than common people, and 3) the disabled are general human beings who can live with others. These literary characters present a visual representation of the struggle to overcome barriers of the disabled. Although all of the disabled cannot choose to be born, but they can choose to live the life they want.
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