The Sound of Silence

Read chqpters 1-5 of The Sound of Silence - Growing Up Hearing with Deaf Parents by Myron Uhlberg
Please answer at least 5 out of 7 questions below. Remember to use more than 350 words.
1) Why do you think the author picked the title for the book?
2) Were Myron’s parents born Deaf or hearing? What about his grandparents or any other relatives? Do you think there is a difference in ability to communicate between a person who is born Deaf and a person who born hearing and became Deaf? Explain.
3) What was the message Myron received from his hearing teachers at school? Do you think it is still true today? Explain.
4) Myron’s father mentioned when he was little boy--he had no real signs. Why do you think sign language was forbidden back in his time?
5) What were Myron’s grandparents’ opinion about his parents’ ability to take care of themselves in a hearing world? Do you think this was/is a common opinion of hearing parents with children who are Deaf?
6) What was Myron’s first language? What was his first sign? Why did his father say that was the best sign?
7) Why do you think when Myron was born his father said, “I feared you would not know your deaf father”?