"I think it's quite clear what my intention was with making it psychosomatic. Charles has been left by the two people he loved most, actually he SENT them away (which he did once again, at least in Raven's case, because he thought it was best for her), and he blames himself terribly for it. That loss is the reason for his paralysis. So, as a conclusion, if that somehow were to change..."
This was the point I was trying to make: Charles being bitter/sad about his paralysis is quite different from the author saying, "the only way Charles can be a whole person again is if his injury were to go away completely." Like, he and Erik can't possibly have a happy ending if Charles is in a wheelchair. It's not the kitsch that bothers me - I wouldn't have read a Christmas story if it did? - but the ableism.
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Date: 2011-12-22 07:06 pm (UTC)This was the point I was trying to make: Charles being bitter/sad about his paralysis is quite different from the author saying, "the only way Charles can be a whole person again is if his injury were to go away completely." Like, he and Erik can't possibly have a happy ending if Charles is in a wheelchair. It's not the kitsch that bothers me - I wouldn't have read a Christmas story if it did? - but the ableism.