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Language and Communication
How would you communicate if you couldn't hear? Or if your voice sounded strange in your own head? What about if you didn't know the language everyone was using around you? <em>The Orange Houses </em>asks us to think about how language works, and what happens when it breaks down—just because someone can hear doesn't mean they are listening, after all. And on the flip side, just because people don't share much language doesn't mean they can't forge meaningful connections.
Mik uses her hearing aids as an excuse not to talk to people. It's not that she can't communicate, it's that she doesn't <em>want</em> to.
Fatima learns languages so she can know more about different types of people and blend into the crowd.
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