期刊名称：Teaching American Literature : A Journal of Theory and Practice
电子版ISSN：2150-3974
出版年度：2013
卷号：6
期号：2
页码：102-121
出版社：Teaching American Literature
摘要：Ray Bradbury's neglected short story "The Dwarf" (1955) offers a welcome opportunity to introduce undergraduates to readings based on the perspective of body studies, and to investigate the phenomenon of stigma. A dwarf named Mr. Bigelow comes to the mirror maze on a carnival pier every night to look at his image in size-enhancing mirrors. One night the mean and petty operator of the mirror maze plays a cruel practical joke, substituting size-reducing glass in the mirror maze and shattering the fragile image of his diminutive customer. While there is no doubt that we are meant to condemn this belittling of the dwarf, we also need to consider whether the story embeds disparaging stereotypes about those with anomalous bodies. I propose approaches to teaching this story to offer a body studies perspective in introductory college English classes as well as in disability studies courses
