The film "Through Deaf Eyes" follows the history of the deaf. It touches the everyday struggles they faced in their life. The misunderstanding of what it meant to be deaf years ago, and the amazing accomplishments they have made throughout the years. Scattered throughout the film are short documentaries by deaf artists and filmmakers, showing their experiences. Some show the struggles of learning to speak, living with cochlear implants, and the time in history when deaf people were not allowed to use sign language. There different short documentaries give us a glimpse into the lives of the deaf. Life was very difficult for deaf people years ago. Many believed that they could not learn and would never be able to communicate. It wasn't until the 1800's that a man named Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet opened up a school for the deaf. He hired a French teacher named Laurent Clerc, who was deaf himself. Laurent Clerc taught the deaf American children with French Sign Language. The deaf of America finally had a language that was their own. They were able to communicate with others now. Then at the end of the 19th century, Alexander …show more content…
Sign language was their true language. It was their natural way of communicating . I believe that it should be the deaf person's choice about learning to speak. Forcing it on someone and prohibiting from using their own language was not the right way to go about things. I'm glad that the time where the oral method was forced on the deaf is over and that they are now free to use sign language. Overall, I thought this film was very informative and I learned a lot. It was very interesting. The film opened my eyes to a new world that I had never seen before. It informed me on history that I had no idea about. I was so glad to be able to learn about all of the different things the deaf went through over the