Sound and Fury

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.