Living an isolating life of scrubbing floors and taking out the trash is only harder when it is combined with not being able to hear a sound. Sarah Norman was deaf from birth and now lives and works at her previous school for the deaf and hard of hearing. She spends her evenings swimming in a dark pool, possibly the only place that truly expresses the silence she lives in. However, her dark, silent life is quickly interrupted by a loud, persistent teacher named James Leeds. He pursues her to teach her how to speak. However, because of her past, she resists this. The pair eventually falls in love and moves in together, however, their romance is held in a tug-a-war between her desire to never speak and his to be able to talk with her. Sarah's …show more content…
It is discussed in Chapter 6, and is defined as the verbal sharing of personal, private information and feelings. As related to Sarah and James's relationship in the movie, an imbalance takes place during the course of the movie. However, in one scene Sarah shares about her past and about her personal feelings. This enlightens James into what Sarah has experienced and what she assumes he wants from her. This is a turning point in their relationship. A turning point is defined as an event or occurrence that marks a relationship's transition from one stage to another. This turning point in the movie allows them to connect deeper. I observed that throughout the movie when they are involved in self-discloser, they are able to work their problems out better. When Sarah tells James how she feels about things, they can work their problems out. This is also related to the relational dialect of openness and closed-ness. When they are experiences openness in their relationship, they experience a more successful, fulfilling relationship. However, when Sarah becomes closed to James their relationship takes a downward spiral. She moves out and pursues what she wants for her life, rather than what they could be …show more content…
As an RA, I have to be intentional about spending time with my residents and pursue them. He seemed to have a more open relational dialect, while Sarah would often be closed off or vague about something. Additionally, I believe that I would have difficulty in a relationship like this. For example, when James would tell Sarah he loved her it didn't hold the same weight as it would when someone would say it out loud. I think it would difficult for me to be in a romantic relationship with somewhere where there were barriers in our instrumental function. The pair had difficulty exchanging their ideas and dreams for life, and he seemed to have a louder voice in what she did with her life potential because he was the only speaking one in the