Therefore, regardless of their difference, these three characters help each other to survive, to overcome their disability and stigma. Starting their journey as cursed members of the society, they end up becoming (super)human beings surviving against all odds. Indeed, stigma is a social construct that is normalized by society and the stigmatization process is a powerful and pernicious social tool, which is why Coleman articulates that “[t]he inferiority/superiority issue is a most interesting way of understanding how and why people continue to stigmatize” (143). Some stigmas are more physically salient than others, and depending on their tolerance, some people are more capable of concealing their stigmas or escaping from the negative social consequences of being stigmatized. Therefore, he explicates that despite of discrepancies, stigmatized and non-stigmatized people are “tied together in a perpetual inferior/superior relationship. This relationship is key to understanding the meaning of stigma”
Therefore, regardless of their difference, these three characters help each other to survive, to overcome their disability and stigma. Starting their journey as cursed members of the society, they end up becoming (super)human beings surviving against all odds. Indeed, stigma is a social construct that is normalized by society and the stigmatization process is a powerful and pernicious social tool, which is why Coleman articulates that “[t]he inferiority/superiority issue is a most interesting way of understanding how and why people continue to stigmatize” (143). Some stigmas are more physically salient than others, and depending on their tolerance, some people are more capable of concealing their stigmas or escaping from the negative social consequences of being stigmatized. Therefore, he explicates that despite of discrepancies, stigmatized and non-stigmatized people are “tied together in a perpetual inferior/superior relationship. This relationship is key to understanding the meaning of stigma”