In the second sentence, we see that Knighton is framed in a way where he is reliant on others in order to triumph, or achieve Hollywood success. But chance, and Jodie Foster, may yet give him his Hollywood ending.” “Ryan Knighton never intended his memoir “Cockeyed” to become a screenplay. Furthermore, look at the article description, which says: The word, “Hollywood,” often has connotations of fame and wealth, and defining Knighton not just as any author, but as a blind author, suggests that perhaps Knighton had overcome some sort of adversity (e.g., his blindness?) by possibly achieving a greater degree of success (the Hollywood “Moment”). That got me thinking: what kind of rhetoric is used when disability memoirs are represented/marketed by mainstream institutions? To me, the title of this article is reminiscent of the rhetoric of triumph, whereby disability is seen as a problem that needs to be solved or overcome. What caught my eye was the title of the article, entitled, “ A Hollywood Moment: Blind Author Ryan Knighton.”

After I did a bit of research online, I found an article that talked about the potential of Cockeyed becoming a screenplay.

In our ASTU class today, we analyzed the different rhetorics in disability memoirs that have been outlined by Couser, and highlighted Cockeyed’s agency through its usage of gothic and emancipatory rhetoric.

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