In the essays "The letter "A" by Brown and "The View From 80" by Malcolm Cowley. Even though we depend on the mind for interaction Brown and Cowley demonstrates how one over comes physical difficulties for communication.

The mind and the body are distinct, depending on each other to promote language, spoken or symbolic. The mind is strictly thoughts while the body is unable to function. In Browns essay he demonstrates his mind is healthy functioning properly while his body is ill. Brown states, "though my body was crippled, my mind was not". (86) Christy acknowledges his body does not allow him to speak and he is different he also accepts his deformity. Cowley also demonstrates how different the mind and body is. He shows how his body does not reflect his mind. He believes he is young while his body is not. Cowley quotes Gide, "My heart has remained...