3. (thoughts and opinions on Christy Brown's My Left Foot)

I thought this was a quite interesting story.  The fact that someone who was basically deemed fated for a lifetime of physical and mental disability could actually take charge of his own fate, and wind up becoming one of the great authors of his generation is truly inspiring.  I think that one of the main lessons to be learned from this story is to never give up, in any capacity, really, on others or even yourself.  Seeing as the story is being told from the memory of the person who was supposed to be completely disabled, we can assume he had cognitive ability long before he actually made his grand revelation.  He, as an individual, could have easily given up hope on his own cause, as I am sure he continually observed his family's hopelessness, or even disappointment/dismay at his condition.  The fact that he was actually able to overcome this most critical of conditions is really amazing.