Joanne Greenberg, the author, clearly shows how Sarah must overcome change going from a hearing family to a deaf family. Then Sarah must change again later in life as her deaf family learns a new way to communicate. ... She had to change her entire way of communicating in order to develop and bond in her marriage with a deaf spouse. ... As the years passed her own silence increased and "people notice how little they needed to say" but in fact the silence imprisoned her. ... Sarah has been a hearing person in a deaf country; she has spoken for, protected and been the link between her family...

• Word Count: 544
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Another storyline is about two brothers who live in Morocco, and the last story is about a young deaf Japanese girl, named Chieko. ... Cheiko is also a deaf girl, who feels like she is an outsider when it comes to the real world. ... Same case for Tokyo and the impaired - she and the rest of the deaf-mute children in Tokyo were misunderstood and treated differently only because of who they are. They clearly cannot communicate like people who are able to hear and speak and because of that they are treated differently. ...

• Word Count: 1228
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The pilgrim who narrates this tale, Alison, is a gap-toothed, partially deaf seamstress and widow who has been married five times. ... Even though these ideas may not seem so radical to today's reader, they would have been considered blasphemy to people of Chaucer's time (Howard 143). ... Here it is important to note that many of the people of England during this time would have abhorred the woman who attempted to gain sovereignty over her husband; for the Bible "definitely states that woman is to be subject to her husband"(Howard 143). ... While it may be true that my fel...

• Word Count: 1002
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

She tries to make a perfect family to find support and security, but her attempts fall short because the closest people to her have no respect for her. ... However, as soon as he found out about her being tone-deaf, he turned completely away from her and she was scarred by him. ...

• Word Count: 1051
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Chaucer describes her as being somewhat deaf; she was also an excellent seamstress and weaver, and she had been on several other pilgrimages. ... In the Wife's tale, the end result is again two people who are happy and secure in their love for one another and respectful of each other's power. ...

• Word Count: 1172
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Money is a benefit and most people, being human, will accept it, as it would be in their self-interest to do so. ... It shows that all people have a price even if it is on a small scale. ... After both Chapuys and Rich try to find out information on More, the Common Man declares that he will go 'deaf blind and dumb' as soon as he 'can't touch the bottom'. ... More is in jail and is saying goodbye for the last time to his wife and child, two people that he has the greatest love for. ... His actions don't affect anyone but again this is just another example of how p...

• Word Count: 2235
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School