Culture Representation of Disability

The King’s Speech, a film received twelve Oscar nominations in 2010, depicts the story of King George VI as a King who has stammer. After his brother abdicated the thrown, King George VI reluctantly assumed the thrown. As the King of the United Kingdom, he had to give his public some inspiring and energetic speech especially during the period of World War II. However, as a stammer, it was really a huge obstacle to overcome for him to give a speech before the public. After seeing a lot of therapists but nothing helps, George came to see Lionel Logue, a private therapist. Unlike the common therapy methods, Lionel tried to comfort George and helped him to find the courage. Though the therapy, the King even became friends with the ordinary “private therapist.” And eventually, he succeeded in making great speeches and led the nation through the WWII. As a stammer who has linguistic disability, the King just represents the stereotype of having to overcome a lot of obstacles. And more than the physical disability of stammer, he had more to overcome psychologically. He had to be courageous and brave.