"The Leading Man" by Aimee Bender is about a man struggling to find his way in life because he has keys as fingers, not knowing which goes where. Although this too many people would be weird and abnormal the man ends up using his "fingers" and ends up saving a boy from being trapped into a room. Although this man was strange he technically played the "leading man" by saving the life of someone else. Octavia Butler also has a similar idea in her story "The Evening, the Morning, and the Night." In this case the main character has a disease called DGD which is a disease that begins with self mutilation but can turn into harm or killing of others. In this story the main character feels upset by this disease because everyone is scared of them an not knowing what to do. Lynne, although she has this disease is eventually going to take over "Dilg" to be able to help other people suffering from DGD.
Both stories relate to people being different from the "regular" society, although they do have these abnormalites they are used fro the better and actually help them accomplish great things. Each author plays around with the idea of what a hero is and what some can do to be a hero. I believe that both authors make people with disabilites really matter and that those people are the leading roles, and just because they are different does not mean they are not people who have feelings and the determination to accomplish great things.
Cassidy Weeks
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