I think what drive Deaf literature is the same as what drives literature in other cultures. When I think about what drives American literature, I think of common everyday life, dreams and hopes, our history, our struggles, the various people we come in contact with, and over all what shines us in a good or accurate light. Examples of these thoughts could include: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the Declaration of Independence, biographies about our founding fathers, non-fiction books about slavery and the Civil Rights movement, and biographies of pioneers and pilgrims meeting the Native Americans while venturing West. I would assume (although, you know what happens when you assume:) that it is the same with Deaf literature. Deaf people want to read literature that they can relate to in some way, that inspires them to dream about how good things could become for them, that accurately depicts the history of their culture, that shows their inner and outer struggles (example: Deaf President Now), and what they go through when they meet various people (example: the Deaf soldiers in war, Switched at Birth (even though I do not really consider the tv show Deaf literature)). Now, why do Deaf kids love Harry Potter? I have not the faintest clue! I, personally, have never seen the Harry Potter movies or read the book series; so I could not even tell you what the stories are about. However, if I were to guess, I would say that Deaf children could relate to feeling different like Harry (I do ...
Sunday, October 21, 2012
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I think what drive Deaf literature is the same as what drives literature in other cultures. When I think about what drives American literature, I think of common everyday life, dreams and hopes, our history, our struggles, the various people we come in contact with, and over all what shines us in a good or accurate light. Examples of these thoughts could include: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the Declaration of Independence, biographies about our founding fathers, non-fiction books about slavery and the Civil Rights movement, and biographies of pioneers and pilgrims meeting the Native Americans while venturing West. I would assume (although, you know what happens when you assume:) that it is the same with Deaf literature. Deaf people want to read literature that they can relate to in some way, that inspires them to dream about how good things could become for them, that accurately depicts the history of their culture, that shows their inner and outer struggles (example: Deaf President Now), and what they go through when they meet various people (example: the Deaf soldiers in war, Switched at Birth (even though I do not really consider the tv show Deaf literature)). Now, why do Deaf kids love Harry Potter? I have not the faintest clue! I, personally, have never seen the Harry Potter movies or read the book series; so I could not even tell you what the stories are about. However, if I were to guess, I would say that Deaf children could relate to feeling different like Harry (I do ...
I think what drive Deaf literature is the same as what drives literature in other cultures. When I think about what drives American literature, I think of common everyday life, dreams and hopes, our history, our struggles, the various people we come in contact with, and over all what shines us in a good or accurate light. Examples of these thoughts could include: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the Declaration of Independence, biographies about our founding fathers, non-fiction books about slavery and the Civil Rights movement, and biographies of pioneers and pilgrims meeting the Native Americans while venturing West. I would assume (although, you know what happens when you assume:) that it is the same with Deaf literature. Deaf people want to read literature that they can relate to in some way, that inspires them to dream about how good things could become for them, that accurately depicts the history of their culture, that shows their inner and outer struggles (example: Deaf President Now), and what they go through when they meet various people (example: the Deaf soldiers in war, Switched at Birth (even though I do not really consider the tv show Deaf literature)). Now, why do Deaf kids love Harry Potter? I have not the faintest clue! I, personally, have never seen the Harry Potter movies or read the book series; so I could not even tell you what the stories are about. However, if I were to guess, I would say that Deaf children could relate to feeling different like Harry (I do ...
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