The Peter and Kerry Series
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Kerry’s Despair
Kerry is unhappy about her expectations and her deaf friends’ acceptance of their futures. She is having a date with John, a hearing person. She attends her review meeting and sees a woman there she has not meet before. She thinks, “Yet another meeting.“ Until the woman signs …
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Kerry’s Identity
Kerry is feeling good after the review meeting and seeing the Deaf social worker. She goes to the Deaf youth club where she meets Deaf friends she hasn’t met for ages. She feels a big boost to her Deaf identity.
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Kerry’s Pride
Kerry is having a smashing time in a café with John, a hearing boy. Until three hearing friends of John comes along and she feels humiliated. She runs out of the café and her pride is hurt. She is envious of her hearing sister, Holly, for her ability to be hearing and “deaf”.
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Kerry’s World
Kerry Button is Deaf and is proud of it. She goes to Haselbury school, a mainstream school, with two deaf children. She feels she is up to it until one afternoon during a class, she experiences something that makes her question her expectations.
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That Moment
Peter Slater is at Wickwood School and he is oral deaf. He is very conscious about his cochlear implant and he tries very hard to be “one of them”. He is reasonably happy until one day his world turns upside down.
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The Aftermath
Peter has to tell his parents that he has been involved in a fight at Wickwood school. He remembers his sister telling him when he was a baby and he had his cochlear implant. His father talks to him about having deaf friends but he would not have it.
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The Realisation
Peter has his hearing best friend, Terry, confronting him on his attitudes. Terry accuses Peter of not accepting a Deaf boy as one of them. Peter realises then he could not accept his deafness.
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The Uncertainty
Peter’s school is playing Haslebury school in football and is shocked to see Deaf people watching the match. One of them recognises Peter. He tries to avoid them but they approach him. He makes an awkward situation of it and he feels bad about it. He feels uncertain and now he does not see himself as deaf or hearing.
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