True Biz Analysis

Deafness can bring together, or tear apart, a family. It all depends on everyone’s thoughts, actions, and viewpoints. In True Biz, by Sara Novic, we see life through the eyes of many individuals, some deaf, but all have some connection to deafness or deafness. Different kinds of relationships can form within families between those who are and are not deaf, as they can be brought closer or pushed farther apart from it. Charlie is a deaf girl who is forced to fix her “mistakes”, such as being deaf, by hiding and ignoring them. Her mother forces her to get implants, so that she can “hear”, though in reality, it doesn’t actually help her much in life, even making it harder. Tension forms between them, and they drift apart. Austin, Charlie’s boyfriend, …show more content…
Charlie describes that “Her mother was slender, fine-featured, perky whether or not she was actually happy. She had been the kind of girl that was popular at Jefferson, the kind of girl that would pick on Charlie” (34). Charlie’s mother will never truly understand her daughter, as they have and still lead different lives, with different views, thoughts, and needs. Even her father realizes this, and he divorces her mother and takes custody of Charlie. He cares for her, much better than her mother did, and supports her being a part of Deafness. Another case of this is Elliot. He had a hard time already, since he lost his father in an accident that he may feel is caused by him. His mother turns into a devoted Christian afterwards, joining what can be called a cult. She then signs her son up for an act done by the church, without consulting or even telling him, thinking that it would cure his deafness, when in all reality, it just made it worse. As they started to pour the hot oil down his ear, he