Summary Of Mother Father Deaf Living Between Sound And...

Casey White Professor Birdsall Griffiths American Sign Language 20 November 2014 Book Report â€Å"Mother Father Deaf: Living Between Sound and Silence† by Paul Preston, portrays interviews with over 150 individuals, who are all hearing children of deaf parents. Being that Preston is a child of deaf parents, himself, it made it a lot easier for the informants to fully open up to him. He understands where they are coming from and is relatable for them. One of their biggest frustrations is having to explain deafness- in terms of their parents, as well as themselves, to people who don’t understand the culture. One interviewee even mentioned, â€Å"I wasn’t going to do the interview because I always get asked so many dumb questions. It’s a lot better knowing that you understand, that I don’t have to explain everything† (Preston, 46). The common bond between Preston and them helped gained a sense of trust between each other. While these men and women all had comparable cultural experiences, there were many differences between the individual people, as well as their family upbringings. â€Å"Economic and educational factors affected each of their childhood’s experiences, family composition, their gender, and birth order† (Preston, 34). Throughout the hundreds of conversations, Preston studied the lives of a specific group of men and women who â€Å"shared a common childhood feature†¦ and to understand how they made sense of that experience† (8). In doing so, he ultimately explains how the Deaf andShow MoreRelatedFigurative Language and the Canterbury Tales13472 Words   |  54 Pages1. allegory: a literary work that has a second meaning beneath the surface, often relating to a fixed, corresponding idea or moral principle. 2. alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds. 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