English 1/2 - CODA quotes

Mr V to Ruby (encouraging others)

“There are plenty of pretty voices with nothing to say.”
“Do you have something to say?”

Leo to Ruby (belittlement)

“You made me look stupid”

“I’m the older brother. And I get treated like a baby.”

Jackie to Ruby (unintentionally hurting others)

“If I was blind, would you want to paint?”

Ruby to Mr. V (self-resentment)

“Like wrong, ugly.”

Jackie to the family (hatred against society)

“Those hearing bitches want nothing to do with me.”

Between Jackie and Leo & Ruby (isolation vs community)

“We could finally be apart of this community”
“We have our community”

“Who?”

Between Mr. V and Ruby (unintentionally hurting others)

“I have a lot going on!”

“Me too! Me too!”

Ruby to family (finding voice/identity)

“Singing is what I love. It’s everything.”

Ruby to family (unintentional further isolation/hurting others)

“There will never be a good time.”

“This is exhausting.”

Jackie to Frank (unintentionally hurting others)

“And what if she can’t sing?”

“Maybe she’s awful?”

Ruby to the family (struggling against finding own voice/identity)

“I can’t always be that person.”

Authority to Rossi family (inexperienced in interacting with disabled individuals)

“Your… disability.”

Leo to Ruby (norm adapting to the unique, rather than vice versa)

“Let them figure out how to deal with deaf people!”

Ruby to Miles (societal prejudice and oppression)

"And have to protect them, 'cause they can't hear it, but I can."