According to Mead, the self is comprised of two parts: “I” and “me”. Our idea of ourselves is reflected in how other people in society view us. Mead’s theory essentially stated that a person’s perception of themselves come from their social interaction. We can examine Cockeyed through a sociological perspective, specifically through Mead ’s theory of the self.
Knighton must learn to embrace, as well as present, a new self that has emerged alongside his disability.
As Knighton struggles to come to terms with his disability, he is not only forced to face society’s new perceptions towards him as a disabled person but also to act accordingly to such perceptions. In his memoir Cockeyed, Ryan Knighton details his life as he gradually descends into blindness due to retinitis pigmentosa.
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