Friday, December 6, 2013

Book Club Meeting

Since there were 2 people in our group who had the exact same paragraph and question, I probably got less out of it than some of the other groups. However, since that paragraph was repeated, it must be important. The paragraph in question is the one where Piper mentions that she hasn't been deaf her whole life, and that it started when she was 6. It was in response to the question of "Has piper been deaf her whole life?" I kind of think about Piper differently now, as it sheds light on how she can lip read, and why her parents gave Grace a cochlear implant so that they would not have 2 deaf daughters. Grace had been deaf since she was born apparently, and her parents wanted her to be able to at least hear a bit, like Piper was able to before she went deaf at 6. Also, this kind of shows how her parents aren't very considerate of Piper's feelings. They used her college fund without her permission to do something that will greatly affect her life.