Rose: Similarities Between Ben And Rose

Ben and Rose have many similarities in their lives, even though they have a very large age difference. They are both deaf, and struggle with it. When Rose goes to the movies, she feels like everybody else because there is no sound. However, when she sees that a sound system is being installed in the theatre, she becomes very upset. When Ben first loses his hearing completely, he is very confused. He sees a terrible storm out of the window, but no pounding of the water hitting the ground, or the crash of thunder that is typically heard during a storm. All of a sudden, one of Ben’s senses is completely taken from him, and it frightens him. Ben and Rose are also very much alone; Ben’s mother died, and he does not love his aunt and uncle the same way, and Rose’s parents are rarely around. They both feel trapped inside their own heads because of sadness and their inability to hear. Storms tie the two together. In a movie Rose was watching, a giant storm swept over a country and tore apart the land. When Ben called a number that he thought may have been his father’s, lightning hits the telephone, and his …show more content…
Ben began being able to hear out of one ear, and suddenly loses his hearing completely. Previously, he lived with his mother, but was torn away from his home, exactly eighty-three steps away, and was forced to live with his aunt, uncle, and cousins. He loses his sense of security after his mother’s death because he had always felt loved by her, and now has no one who he truly loves. When Ben faces challenges, he remains calm and does not overreact. In a locked box, he keeps a collection of his favorite items. Although there are not many trinkets in the box, each is an important memory that he shared with his mother. When his mother died, a part of himself died with her; he no longer reads, and does not feel truly content. Ben’s mother’s death greatly affected