In the book, Stuck in Neutral Shawn Mcdaniels is a 14 year old boy who has cerebral palsy. When Shawn was younger, a blood vessel in Shawn’s brain burst and that left him to not be able to control his muscles. Shawn has no control over his bodily functions. Although Shawn has Cerebral Palsy, he has a good sense of memory. He is able to remember everything on TV and in school. Although he has an excellent memory, and in most cases Shawn would be considered a genius, “in the eyes of the world I’m a retardate. A retard” (4) Although Shawn is able to remember everything he learns, he is unable to communicate with his family. He is unable to talk, or make contact with his family. Shawn hates being looked down on and when his mother talks to him as a baby. Everyone around Shawn believes that he has no functional skills.
Shawn talked about death in chapter 3. In chapter 3, Cindy’s mother ran over a dog. When this happened Cindy, Shawns sister ran out and the dog began to jerk. The blood gushed out and eventually the dog stopped squirming and that is when death took over. “Death is nothing, just a big empty nothing.” (16) This made me think of …show more content…
One is the relationship of Linda and his Sydney. Sydney left because he could handle Shawns condition. He also left because the doctors said that it is “almost” (51) impossible for shawn to have any awareness. That almost tore his father apart. There is struggle between Shawns parents and also his relationship with his father. Emotionally Shawn struggles because he knows that his dad loves him. He struggles with wondering if there is something he does not know about death. It is a scary feeling to not know what will happen to your future. Shawn is helpless in his decision. He isn’t able to tell his parents what he wants. He is living and able to function without having his parents know. He is trapped in a way, but he does not hate it as much as everyone may
Shawn talked about death in chapter 3. In chapter 3, Cindy’s mother ran over a dog. When this happened Cindy, Shawns sister ran out and the dog began to jerk. The blood gushed out and eventually the dog stopped squirming and that is when death took over. “Death is nothing, just a big empty nothing.” (16) This made me think of …show more content…
One is the relationship of Linda and his Sydney. Sydney left because he could handle Shawns condition. He also left because the doctors said that it is “almost” (51) impossible for shawn to have any awareness. That almost tore his father apart. There is struggle between Shawns parents and also his relationship with his father. Emotionally Shawn struggles because he knows that his dad loves him. He struggles with wondering if there is something he does not know about death. It is a scary feeling to not know what will happen to your future. Shawn is helpless in his decision. He isn’t able to tell his parents what he wants. He is living and able to function without having his parents know. He is trapped in a way, but he does not hate it as much as everyone may