Children of a Lesser God (Masterplots II: Drama)
At a glance:
- Author: Mark Medoff
- First Published: 1980
- Type of Work: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The late twentieth century
- Setting: The United States
- Principal Characters: James Leeds, Sarah Norman, Orin Dennis, Mrs. Norman, Mr. Franklin, Lydia, Edna Klein
- Genres: Social realism, Drama, Psychological drama
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, 1970’s, Self-discovery, Teenagers, Love or romance, Social issues, Communication, Schools or school life, Individuality, 1980’s, Students or student life, Handicapped, Dating, Deafness or hearing-impaired persons, Learning disabilities, Universal language
- Locales: United States
The Play
Children of a Lesser God opens with Sarah quarreling with her husband, indicating in sign language that she has no hearing, speech, intelligence, or language, that she has only him and no longer needs him, that she can go her own way alone. Her husband, James Leeds, wondering if he has driven her away, recalls the events that led up to that moment. A speech teacher at a state school for the deaf, James has been working with Orin and Lydia, both of whom have some residual hearing and can lip-read; he has been helping them to speak more accurately and clearly....
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