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Quotes From The Miracle Worker

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Leala Cung
2/2/23
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The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker is a movie based on Helen Keller’s childhood and the hardships she faced growing up. Growing up as a deaf and blind child, she faced difficulties when trying to communicate or navigate her way through places. Although she had her family to help her, she was considered spoiled because of her “impairment” she had no control over. However, with perseverance and the determination her family and mentor provided, she was able to learn as a deaf-blind individual. After watching the movie, it shows that anything can be achieved. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much,” an inspirational quote by Helen Keller shows how anyone can overcome their difficulties with the help of others. Whether it is done alone or with others, as long as there is a sense of determination, it can be accomplished. I believe this quote to be inspirational, connects people who relate, and also resonates with the movie, where with …show more content…

At first, Captain Keller was not satisfied with Annie’s work, thinking there was no hope in teaching Hellen. They believed she had a mind of her own and had to tolerate it. Later on, Annie and Captain Keller discuss how many more weeks Annie has to make it up to Captain Keller’s expectations. Seeing this cooperation come through, Annie was allowed to have another week of teaching Helen. After this, Annie was able to teach her because of the teamwork between her and Helen’s family. Helen herself was able to adapt as a deaf-blind individual because of multiple people, not just herself. Progressively, Helen was able to learn more and more with the mentor her parents provided her and the support they provided Annie. In the end, together they were able to accomplish much more than teaching Helen how to communicate; they taught her how to be part of

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Have you ever met a deaf or blind person? If you have do you ever wonder how they live with being Deafblind? Well in “The Miracle Worker” play and “The Miracle Worker” movie it shows the story of a deafblind person named Helen Keller. The play was written in 1956 by William Gibson and the movie was directed by Arthur Penn and released in 1962. The movie was adapted from the play so it is in a lot of ways alike but the director had to change a lot of things in the movie so in other ways it is also different.

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When someone people see blind people, they think that they can't do anything, but working together with those that can see, blind people can achieve amazing things. Helen Keller fights for the right of the blind and persuade the reader to help them. Through the use of persuasive language and grammar, she creates a persuasive essay to help the blind. Through the use of pathos, ethos and logos, Helen Keller makes her argument stronger and more believable. In the fourth paragraph she uses pathos “ blind men will not be content to be numbered amoung those who will not, or cannot, carry burden on sholder or tool in hand.

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With the tireless efforts and support Helen was able to unlock the intelligence and perseverance Helen was able to go to grade school and even on to college and graduated from Gilman’s preparatory Cambridge School of Young Ladies and Radcliffe College (Both in Cambridge, Massachusetts) Helen didn’t waste any time making up for lost time and making a name for herself. She was way ahead of the filed for women’s rights she was a woman that was one streak, the 2nd once she was disabled, she was born into a time where women were not to have a voice really and, she had two things bad going for her she was a woman and she was disabled.

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The story of Helen Keller—a blind, deaf, and mute child—and Annie Sullivan—Helen Keller’s teacher or governess who is also legally blind—proved that anything is possible and William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker depicted this quite perfectly; without trust between all of the characters, Helen would have never learned that everything has a name. In essence, the concept that trust is an incredibly important factor is clearly

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Also, in the movie and article of “The story of my life”, Hellen Keller was blind and deaf, but when she understood the meaning of words, she finally clicked and everything else was easy. This shows that with the right amount of work, you can do anything. Many people could be inspired by that story. Accepting who you are and taking full responsibility is a great way to overcome

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Can you imagine what it would be like to be blind, deaf, and mute? That is exactly what Helen, from The Miracle Worker had to go through every single day of her life. She had tantrums nearly everyday. Then, Annie came into her life, and taught her sign language, self-control, and more. There were two different things created after this real story.

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Imagine growing up in darkness. Or not being able to hear anything from your own breath to your loved one’s voices. Helen Keller was a girl who had to deal with both of those consequences. Yet she stood as a great role modle to people all around the world. Helen Keller has made a huge impact on the deaf and blind community.

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Helen Keller met 13 presidents over her lifetime as she met her first president when she was just 7 years old. In the play “The Miracle Worker” written by William Gibson, the character Helen Keller changes from the beginning to the end of the story. In the story “The Miracle Worker” Annie Sullivan was assigned to teach Helen Keller, a blind, mute and Deaf child. With many obstacles and challenges facing Annie, she is constantly on the brink of failure, hoping for a miracle. Hellen Keller had many unique character traits at the beginning of the play.

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She did everything in her power to help and provide a better world for people struggling with these problems (Keller). One of the ways she gave people hope was by bypassing huge milestones for herself. She may have been blind and deaf, but she was determined to do anything other people could do. Helen learned sign language by the time she was seven years old. Then shortly after, by the age of ten, she learned to read and write.

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Imagine that when people fail, they give up. Imagine a professional athlete quit as a child because of a minor injury that they could have overcome. Imagine if Annie Sullivan quit teaching Helen after getting her tooth knocked out of her mouth. Persistence is presented many times throughout The Miracle Worker written by William Gibson. Annie, a young governess and teacher, faced numerous hardships while attempting to teach Helen Keller, a blind and deaf child; however, she remains persistent throughout all three acts.

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