The Acorn People

How have disability rights in the US advanced since the time period in which the book was published? How do the differences between the 1970s and now impact how modern-day readers might understand the book’s events?

Ron doesn’t hold back in describing how uneasy he initially feels around his campers because of their disabilities, despite this being his own memoir, in which he could have presented himself in a better light. What does this outright presentation of his ableism at the story’s beginning do for the narrative?

Analyze the primary members of the Acorn Society, discussing how each character relates to the book’s themes, and include textual evidence.