Sarah Norman in Children of a Lesser God

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deaf character fictional character

Sarah Norman is the fiercely independent, deaf female lead in the play and film "Children of a Lesser God," whose complex relationship with a hearing speech teacher explores themes of communication, identity, and autonomy.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sarah Norman	0
Mrs. Norman in Children of a Lesser God	1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	deaf character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ
appearsIn	Children of a Lesser God NERFINISHED ⓘ Children of a Lesser God (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Children of a Lesser God (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	deaf community ⓘ
centralThemeRelation	autonomy ⓘ communication ⓘ identity ⓘ
characterTrait	emotionally complex ⓘ fiercely independent ⓘ intelligent ⓘ strong-willed ⓘ
communicationMode	sign language ⓘ
conflictType	resistance to oralist approaches to deaf education ⓘ struggle for autonomy in a hearing-dominated world ⓘ
createdBy	Mark Medoff NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance	Children of a Lesser God (1980 stage play) NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
hasDisability	deafness ⓘ
languageUsedInStory	American Sign Language NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeRole	protagonist ⓘ
notableAspect	refuses to speak aloud despite pressure from hearing characters ⓘ
occupation	former student at a school for the deaf ⓘ
portrayedBy	Marlee Matlin (1986 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Phyllis Frelich (original Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ
romanticRelationshipWith	James Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingContext	residential school for the deaf ⓘ
symbolizes	deaf pride ⓘ resistance to assimilation into hearing culture ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Marlee Matlin → characterPortrayed → Sarah Norman in Children of a Lesser God ⓘ

Piper Laurie → role → Sarah Norman in Children of a Lesser God ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mrs. Norman in Children of a Lesser God