imagery, Bahan is utilizing an animal fable in which animals are anthropomorphized to drive home a point, which is common to minority literatures. The allegory relates to the experience of many Deaf individuals whose parents believe their Deafness needs to be cured, despite the fact that many members of the Deaf community do not agree. Sam Supalla's For a Decent Living emphasizes the importance of community by tracing the difficulties that one Deaf man faces as he tries to earn a living for himself. His triumph at the end of the story represents the triumph of the Deaf community. Early in the story, the man leaves his home and meets an older Deaf person, who tells him about a local Deaf club and invites him into the community. Once the community accepts him as a member of the group, they tell him about a local factory where he can find work. Against the odds, the man is employed and impresses the manager, leading to other Deaf community members being hired by the factory. See also American Sign Language Deaf culture References Further reading Bauman, H.-Dirksen L., Jennifer L. Nelson and Heidi Rose. (2006). Signing the Body Poetic: Essays in American Sign Language Literature. University of California Press. Peters, Cynthia L. Deaf American Literature: From Carnival to the Canon. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet UP, 2000. Bauman, H-Dirksen M. Rose, L. Rutherford. Heidi, Susan. A Study of Deaf American Folklore. Burtonsville, MD: Linstock, 1993. External links 1991 National ASL Literature Conference Presentations by Clayton Valli and Peter Cook Gallaudet Department of Art, Communication, and Theatre ASLized! Literature by language Literature American literature