During the night of the first day the narrator loses his hearing, he temporarily regains it. Following the plot and symbolism of the novel, why does he regain it and why does he lose it again?
What is the significant of the narration? the character sometimes talk directly to the readers and courages them to do certain things. Also what does the last conversation between the secretary and the main character really mean?
What does the narrator's selective hearing imply about his character? With that, why does he initially so adamantly reject his deafness, acknowledging it as "abnormal"? And then why does he transition to justifying the advantageous nature of being deaf?
What is Xiaosheng's message in the passage where the anonymous deaf man writes "I am a devout Christian. Although I believe that God doesn't really exist, the one person worth believing in, if you stop and think about it, can only be God."? In what other parts of the story are there religious references, and what do they imply?
What is the significance of the posters in the beginning? Why does the narrator say that vision is less important than hearing when he was comforted by the imagery? What sense is more important and what does this say about the nature of communication in general?
In the beginning, he mentions he has increased his appetite by looking at "movie stars [who] wear such skimpy outfits in the summer," indicating he has some sexual desire (3). Later, he expresses similar feelings with his secretary, in fact his wife even accuses him of having an affair. How does silence or being deaf encourage him to pursue his sexual desires - i.e going to the opera with the Secretary. Does he silence the moral code along with the rest of the world as indicated by the pleasure he gets by deceiving people or pretending to be normal?
During the night of the first day the narrator loses his hearing, he temporarily regains it. Following the plot and symbolism of the novel, why does he regain it and why does he lose it again?
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Is the director more concerned with deafness or normality? Identify passages where deafness is and is not "normal."
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ReplyDeleteWhat is the significant of the narration? the character sometimes talk directly to the readers and courages them to do certain things. Also what does the last conversation between the secretary and the main character really mean?
ReplyDeleteWhat does the narrator's selective hearing imply about his character? With that, why does he initially so adamantly reject his deafness, acknowledging it as "abnormal"? And then why does he transition to justifying the advantageous nature of being deaf?
ReplyDeleteWhat is Xiaosheng's message in the passage where the anonymous deaf man writes "I am a devout Christian. Although I believe that God doesn't really exist, the one person worth believing in, if you stop and think about it, can only be God."? In what other parts of the story are there religious references, and what do they imply?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the significance of the posters in the beginning? Why does the narrator say that vision is less important than hearing when he was comforted by the imagery? What sense is more important and what does this say about the nature of communication in general?
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that the things the main character can't hear are all destructive?
ReplyDeleteHow is it significant to the story that the protagonist is, as he describes himself, "sedulous"? How can this be related to his deafness?
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning, he mentions he has increased his appetite by looking at "movie stars [who] wear such skimpy outfits in the summer," indicating he has some sexual desire (3). Later, he expresses similar feelings with his secretary, in fact his wife even accuses him of having an affair. How does silence or being deaf encourage him to pursue his sexual desires - i.e going to the opera with the Secretary. Does he silence the moral code along with the rest of the world as indicated by the pleasure he gets by deceiving people or pretending to be normal?
ReplyDeleteHow does his communication, ironically, improve with others after he becomes deaf?
ReplyDeleteIf he did in fact wish himself deaf, why did he? What does he gain from refusing to hear?
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