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... We have not been given the special opportunity to live the life that they do, to experience the world in a totality different means. We have been normalized so we can’t imagine life to be any other way. But one significant individual, Christopher Nolan, opens our eyes to this world. In his novel, Under the Eye of the Clock, Nolan eloquently paints a picture of his life. ...
With the heart of a poet, Nolan writes his life story as a severely disabled young boy named Joseph Meehan, a child born severely brain damaged and known to the world as “the crippled boy. ... “Locked for years in the coffin of his body," paralyzed and mute, we are made aware of his efforts and those of his family to release him from his isolation to find the “smallest moments of control in his life.” Nolan describes his battles with self-pity in early childhood, his occasional despair and anger, the frequent loneliness, his growing faith in God, the joy of riding his sisters pony, family vacations, and the huge effort and wonderful success of going to a regular school and establishing genuine friendships. ... He cannot talk and he is extremely spastic, yet his family eagerly tries to keep his life as normal as possible. ... Not only does the story address Josephs birth, early life, and education, but it also sheds light on his growing acclaim as a poet and writer and his struggle to achieve that dream.
Approximate Word count = 1203
Approximate Pages = 4.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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