• Prof G. Damodar
• K. Sudhaker

Christy Brown, a distinguished writer and artist, suffers from severe disability that limits his entire body except the toes of his left foot. Yet he is fair and fearless in everything. Everyone except his dear mother thought him a vegetable but he turned out to be an extraordinary man. It is his mother who stands like a supporting pillar behind him in everything. She is his only teacher who encourages him always. She makes him to turn all the obstacles into opportunities and prove that his disability is not an inability but a different ability. She believes in Christy’s ability while the people mock at his disability. His mother’s love, affection and selfless service to the severe disabled son represent all mothers of the disabled in the society. She endures all the discriminations, humiliations and pressures resulted from her son’s disability by putting her faith in her son’s ability. His life history My Left Foot is a record of his personal experiences that reflect the power of mother’s love that brings out his potential to make his place in the world. Unlike his brothers and sisters, he has best settlement in life because of his mother’s support and his indomitable spirit. His life story delineates the heart of his mother who understands his sensitive needs and the insensitive attitude of the people in the society. This paper is an attempt to explore how his mother’s love made him travel from a crippled body to a celebrated writer and artist with his potential.

Mother’s love, crippled body, disability, potential, infirmity, resilience, a living death, indomitable spirit

"Christy Brown, Infirmity into Incredibility", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no.2181-2188, October-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010282.pdf

"Christy Brown, Infirmity into Incredibility", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no. pp2181-2188, October-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010282.pdf