Discussion “sound turned off” (in one or two paragraph write the | english | Lone Star College System

Read essay “The Sanctuary of School” by Lynda Barry found on p. 856 in “Everyone’s an Author.” The author uses the expression “the sound off” or “the sound turned off” three times in the essay (par. 3, 5, 10). What point is she trying to illustrate? What is she trying to help the reader understand/infer through the use of these expressions?