He comes across as somewhat cold at first, but when Christy writes 'MOTHER' on the floor, he takes him for a drink.

Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Christy's father.

This makes Christy Brown a Genius Cripple who penned his autobiography, which became the basis for the screenplay. Only his left foot is completely controllable, and he uses it to paint with acrylics on canvas, and to pen books of poetry, which are acclaimed by critics. Ironically Disabled Artist: Christy was afflicted with cerebral palsy since birth.Handy Feet: Christy has no choice but to use his left foot as a hand.Genius Cripple: The main character could only move his left foot due to cerebral palsy, but still wrote several poetry books and became very famous in Irish literary circles.Flashback: The way in which the story is told.Extremity Extremist: The protagonist, an almost-total tetraplegic who is carried around in a wheelbarrow, uses his only working appendage - guess which one - to do some damage in a Bar Brawl.Patricia Sheehan, who had played a very important role in Christy's development, was very much against the portrayal of Eileen Cole in the film. In fact, he proofread Christy's first book and contacted the publishers for him - the lot. Robert Collis was his mentor in every way - in his education and physical development but, more than that, he encouraged him to paint and write. She was supposed to represent an amalgam of several people who helped Christy. Composite Character: In the film version, the character Dr.It all goes downhill from there, and is most likely the start of Christy's alcoholism (before, he would just drink socially).

'You meant Platonic love, didn't you? I've had Platonic love all me life, and you know what I say? FUCK PLATO! And fuck any love that isn't a hundred percent commitment!'

Christy brown autobiography