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In other words, disability is used as almost a cheap plot trick (a war injury that almost magically heals in a novel) or disability is a metaphor to convey something about a character (Why do so many James Bond villains have scars or physical disabilities?). Mitchell and Snyder define this literary phenomenon as a “narrative prosthesis.”
Keeping these ideas in mind, analyze Teenage Dick through the lens of disability. How does Lew’s play challenge or reinforce any of the narrative tropes of disability (people with disabilities portrayed as asexual or hyper-sexualized, etc.)? How does the play succeed and/or not succeed in challenging Shakespeare’s depiction of disability in Richard III and historical representations of people with disabilities more broadly?
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