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Babel 17 Encounter One: Rye and Babel 17

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Babel 17 Encounter One: Rye and Babel 17

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If Rye began to learn the language Babel 17 how would it affect the way she perceives the world? How would this interact with the illness that afflicted many people in her world?

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How Language Shapes the Way We Think | Lera Boroditsky | TED

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In Speech Sounds Rye expresses the grief she feels for the loss of language and communication she has experienced. With the substantial role poetry plays in Babel 17 Rye will have to navigate through her loss.

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Babel 17 Encounter Three: Rye and the World Around Her

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Babel 17 Encounter Three: Rye and the World Around Her

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How would Rye adjust to being beamed from Butler's California to the expansive galaxy in Babel 17? New languages, people and technology.

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Speech Sounds Encounter One: Rydra Wong on the Bus

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Speech Sounds Encounter One: Rydra Wong on the Bus

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If Rydra was on the introductory bus ride in Speech Sounds how would her experience go? Rydra may struggle to come to terms with the communication in this world.

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Upon learning that Obsidian can understand writing and read, Wong would try to use this as a means of communication. From writing notes, drawing symbols, etc.

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Speech Sounds: Rydra Wong and the Children 

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Speech Sounds: Rydra Wong and the Children 

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Rydra would likely choose to take care of the two children. Upon learning that they can speak and understand verbal speech fluently I can only imagine the hope she will feel.