Switched At Birth Summary

After watching three episodes of Switched at Birth (the persistence of memory, the stag hunt, and uprising, respectively) my knowledge of growing up with any sort of hearing loss, whether that’s total hearing loss or partial, has expanded immensely. Even though I already watch Switched at Birth regularly, going back and re-watching certain episodes reminded me of the daily struggles that deaf people have to live with. Not only regarding any sort of interaction with people who are not only hearing and ignorant; but deaf people also have to fight for simple things such as quality education as I learned in uprising. The first episode I watched was titled the persistence of memory which is episode six of season one, and very important to learning about deaf culture because it explores Daphne, the main character, adjusting to a hearing school while being fully deaf. However, her mom is reluctant to let her …show more content…
This is something that’s mentioned a lot in Switched at Birth, and I was not shocked to learn this. Most young kids haven’t had a lot of experience with deaf kids. However, I assumed that going into a hearing school now as a teenager who can read lips, speak, and sign, Daphne would have little to no problems dealing with other students. I was a little concerned that she would have some issues going into a cooking class with no interpreter (as she requested) with a teacher who might not know to look at Daphne when she talks, or to repeat things sometimes. My fears are confirmed when Daphne's partner, Wilke, goes to get another egg and Daphne’s timer for the french fries goes off, leaving her unable to hear it. I was beginning to get frustrated with the characters, especially how the teacher wasn’t telling her about the