Journey into the deaf world (Book Review Sample)

Journey into the Deaf World
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Chapter one brings out all the people that are consistently referred to throughout the book. Ben Bahan is the narrator and brings out Jake Cohan, Laurel Case, and Roberto Rivera as well Henry Byrne. Ben is a CODA (Child Of Deaf Adults), just like many of the CODA’s he attempted to stray from the deaf community, However, he was eventually drawn back to it.
Chapter two heading is “Families with Deaf Children,” and is broken up into two headings, “The Birth of a Deaf Baby to Deaf Parents” and “A Deaf Child Born to Hearing Parents.” One of the fascinating thing is about a Deaf parent starting to teach their Deaf child how to sign, saying, They put the baby over their lap with the baby’s back lying on their chest and read, using signs that, when they come into conduct with the body, touch the baby’s body as opposed to their own.
Chapter 3(The Language of the deaf-world) in summary observes that the significance of the deaf world is unity and it covers the assimilation of ASL, its history, diversity as well as cultural roles.
Chapter which is, titled “Form and Function in ASL,” is particularly intriguing by the observation that deaf students as well as their recognition of rhyming words. Chapter five, titled “Deaf Culture,” is may be the most enticing among the three chapters, and it dwells on various features of the deaf-world, among them the athletic organizations. Additionally Lane and others writes that, “It is in most cases that deaf individuals love humorous strips.
After all, their language is illustration and comic strips, even though they may have some print, are a mostly visual ways of communication” going to chapter six, titled “The World Deaf Scene,” not so much that actually jumps out probably till the end of the chapter in a part called “Assimilative Societies around the World.” According to the Lane and others, “individuals (of Martha’s Vineyard) are depicted as applying spy glasses to view the signs of a neighbor opposite the way, taking turns signing as well as imagining in the period before the invention of telephones.
All through chapters 11 and 12, as well as “Journey's end” (chapter 16) which is the last chapter, there is a description of the cultural challenges encountered by hearing kids of deaf parents. For instance Lennard Davis wanted to run away from deafness but in due course he realized that he actually wanted to run away...