Through Deaf Eyes Documentary Analysis

Watching the documentary Through Deaf Eyes was extremely informative. I was able to experience a side of deaf culture that I did not really know existed. It was incredible to see how far the deaf culture has come and learn where it came from. The documentary showed me just how cruel society could be when you are not seen as “normal”. The deaf community just wanted to be understood and treated with respect.
When the video talked about how children were sent away to boarding school because their parents did not know how to handle them or communicate with them, it broke my heart. These children did not have regular communication with their families so they seemed to rely on the other children for love and support. Hearing the interviewees talk about their schooling adventure was pretty cool because they all had similar experiences. However, their experiences were not the best. Many of the people interviewed said that their deafness was treated as a handicap that …show more content…
I was surprised to learn how difficult hearing people made it for deaf people to learn. Andrew Graham Bell, who I thought was known for the creation of the telephone, played a major role in the deaf culture. I was shocked that he was against signing and wanted deaf people to communicate only orally. I found this odd because it was said that both his mother and his wife were both deaf. One would think that being around deaf people, he would realize just how hard it is for deaf people to rely on oral communication. I was also taken aback to learn that hearing people tried to separate the deaf community. The hearing thought that if non-hearing people did not married or reproduce, the deaf population would decrease and become extinct almost. To me, this is very upsetting. I think it would be encouraged for them to be with people who were hard of hearing for support and to