And Your Name Is Jonah Essay

1. What facts describe the misconceptions amongst the hearing people about deaf people? What is your opinion about this misconception, is it valid or not and why? (explain in detail)
The misconception among hearing people is that Deaf people live in a world without sound. For example, in the film “And Your Name Is Jonah” there was a deaf boy (Jonah) whose parents were unaware he was deaf, so the representation of the boy in specific scenes where absent of any soundtrack. There was even a scene where he is going to a party and the background changed abruptly to a complete silence, no human voices, gives a very isolated and disoriented tone. It terrifies people who hear into their own fear of losing their ability to hear sound. The metaphor of silence is seen in the title of books about deaf people “They grow in silence”, “Dancing without music”, “Growing Old in Silence”, “The Other Side of Silence”. To hearing people the metaphor represents the dark side of Deaf people and how they connect to the world directly. I believe this misconception is not valid due to the fact, that we all experience the world in different ways; some people can’t connect to the world as others do hearing or deaf. We all are different and experience life in a different way. For instance, a deaf person can have a heightened smell, or any other of their senses so they can use that to maybe see things normal people can’t or have a more intense smell so they can use It to smell the beautiful of earth, that most people cannot do.

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How does the author describe sound as it relates to deaf individuals?
The author tells in the story that hearing people make it sound as deaf people cannot comprehend sound at all. This is not the case; deaf children learn sounds connection, towards the world. “For many deaf people, the lower frequencies are the most easy detectable, creating not only loud sounds they can hear but vibrations on the floor and furniture” ( Carol Padden and Tom Humphries