I am always quick to note anything about disabled characters in literature, and I am about 1/3 of the way through Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman, which I researched when I still cared about Lost, and then purchased when I joined The Forum Bookclub.
My initial reaction was I am glad I don't write when I'm drunk:D, but, bearing in mind I am not quite finished reading it yet, are there any Irish cultural afficionados on the network who can tell my why they think wooden legs figure so prominently in the story?
Moby Dick immediately sprang to mind. Black box=white whale. Nameless damned protagonist=Ahab condemned by his own obsession. Seems a little too pat.
Any fans have another take on this?

