The documentary Sound
and Fury jumped right into
the main plot from the beginning. It began with Peter and Nita wanted the
implant because they want Heather to be able to live in both the speaking and
sign language world and then it changed rather quickly that she herself wouldn't
benefit from the cochlear implant, so her opinion for Heather changes.
This then leads to the grandmother voicing her opinion on why they are
making a poor decision and this is the beginning of my frustrations. The
arguments that took place during this film allowed me to gain my own opinion as
well, so it was frustrating when the people within the film thought differently
than I, like Nita and Peter. Due to the individuals being interviewed
separately, I was able to understand where they were coming from, even if I
didn't agree with what they were saying.
In my opinion, I think that Peter and Nita
should have gotten the cochlear implant for Heather because she would be able
to have a chance at more opportunities if she were able to hear. I'm sure
if she put her mind to it she could do anything a hearing person could do, but
it would be more difficult and take more of an effort. The opportunity
presented itself to better their daughter's life, and they didn't take it.
She still would have been a part of both worlds, just not as directly.
As you can see, I believe in the cochlear implant, so I am happy that
Chris and Mari decided to get one for their son, especially considering he is a
twin. If Chloe were to hearing and I were to be deaf, I would always feel
as if she was better than I. I would be jealous that she had something I
didn't and it would always be a constant struggle to come in second compared to
Chloe. Whether the children were to get the implant or not, I feel like
there would always be that wondering of whether or not it was the right choice.
What would Heather be like if she would have received the cochlear
implant? What would Mari and Chris's son be like if he didn't get the
implant?
When it comes to the main Discourses, I
would say that they are the connections between the hearing people and the
connections between the deaf people. Hearing people don't know what it is
like to be deaf and deaf people don't know what it is like to be able to hear,
but that doesn't make one necessarily better than the other. Within the
deaf community, I was able to see that they did not view their differences as a
handicap and saw that they were happy with who they were. The people
within the deaf community that could hear, like Mary for example, found it hard
to fit into this Discourse. She didn't necessarily want to use sign all
the time and this made for an interesting family dynamic.
