Mount Impossible

In reading "The Mountain," we learn about how life is like for a disabled person. Being disabled is never easy. Upon finding it hard to function, people look at you if you are always in need of help and are never capable of doing things on your own. People see how life affects you on the outside but on the inside it is much worse for the disabled person. You are living in pain that only you can feel and the more you try and become normal like everyone else, the more upset you will get when you realize that you cannot be normal like everyone else. The internal struggle for this person is so deeply covered in pity and sympathy that it just makes them feel worse because they want to be treated like everyone else. When they use the term "supercrips," it is like they are not people but more like freaks. Disabled people do not want that kind of attention because it is hard enough trying to get by in society and they do not need people looking at them as freaks and something they are not.

The metaphor they use as a mountain signifies the struggle it is for a disabled person to fit into society. When they reach the top of the mountain, they accomplished what they have been aiming for. However, the journey is very long and steep. They hit spots on the mountain that are slippery and cause them to fall backwards. This may be when they start to lose hope in themselves to become normal. They may reach certain checkpoints by accomplishing small goals to achieve a greater goal. The mountain is fill with various obstacles and paths that one must choose to climb and it is important to choose the right path or else they may be headed down a different track that shys away from the top. In order to reach this top of the mountain, the disabled body must overcome their disability and keep climbing and do'nt stop until they reach their final destination. (Mason Roessler Post 15)