children of a lesser god

Student’s Name: Professor’s Name: Course Details: Date Submitted: Children of a Lesser God Children of a lesser God is a film that involves romance and drama, which premiered in 1986. It was written by Mark Medoff and Hesper Anderson, and was adopted from Medoff’s play by the same title. In the film, James Leeds (William Hurt) is portrayed as a hearing speech tutor and Sarah Norman (Marlee Matlin) as a deaf janitor, both employed by a school for the deaf. James seems to be pressuring Sarah to learn how to talk, but instead, she proves to be adamant. Their natural differences apparently end up straining their relationship to near breaking point. However, their romantic connection is not so easily shaken and though Sarah leaves to stay with her mother for a while, they finally iron out their differences and get back together. After watching the movie severally, it occurs to me, how amazing the power of love is. Although James wishe...