Because Chief pretends to be deaf and unable to speak, he becomes an observer. ... People talk freely around him, allowing him to learn everyone's secrets. ... By pretending to be deaf and speechless, Chief is resisting be just a part in the Combine. ...
"A Clean, Well-Lighted Place- starts off by introducing the antagonist, the deaf old man. ... The old man had recently tried to commit suicide, he is deaf, lonely, and has nothing else to live for. ... The very sight of the old seems to bother people. ... He can be respected by people closer to his age because of this. ... Though people through stuff at the old man, he calmly sits in the corner, doing his own thing. ...
He uses this to his advantage by making the other people in the ward think he is deaf and dumb. ... McMurphy knows Chief isn't dumb and deaf. ... One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a great story about how one man can change from bad to good and help other people. I highly recommend it to other people....
He uses this to his advantage by making the other people in the ward think he is deaf and dumb. ... McMurphy knows Chief isn't dumb and deaf. ... One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a great story about how one man can change from bad to good and help other people. ...
A Rose for Emily begins off telling us that Miss Emily has now died and people have come to her funeral. ... Unlike A Rose for Emily we find out a little more about the character when we find out that the old man is deaf and is a regular client at this café. ...
