Sound and Fury

After watching Sound and Fury, I find myself supporting the idea of cochlear implants. It is difficult for me to not be biased on this issue because I live in the hearing world and could not imagine life without sound. I am not a part of the deaf community and do not understand the discourses involved in deaf culture.

This being said, if it was my child I would want to give them all the opportunities possible. Even the deaf people in the movie talked about how life could be difficult at times. Their struggles, which are preventable, would be unbearably difficult to allow my child to suffer from. With the advancements in technology in the last few decades, the power of hearing is within anyone’s grasp. I would not prevent my child from hearing the sounds of the world and learn how to communicate with others how everyone else does. This will allow the child to have the most friends, get the best education, and live the best life possible.

Fear

Drowning I can deal with. Jumping off a cliff? No big deal. Death isn’t that big of a deal, what really scares me is being buried alive. Trapped in some mighty cavern or a little foxhole with tons of dirt above your head, gasping for air, with no hope of escape. I claw at the ceiling of earth above me, but to no avail. This is a slow death. One of suffocation and peril, it is drawn out allowing plenty of time to realize what’s happening. I am not sure where this fear began. Possibly a CSI episode a few seasons ago when one of the main characters was buried alive did it. Ants crawled all over him and gnawed at his body, but there wasn’t anything he could do about it. I don’t fear going into caves or basement or anything like that. It’s only the thought of being trapped underground knowing you are going to die.