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calebneira
calebneira
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Why does Annie think about language?

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Posted by calebneira on Friday February 2, 2007 at 5:35 AM and tagged with the miracle worker, themes.

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  1. blazedale

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    Perhaps because it is the essential way of communicating, and something she must teach Helen.

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    Posted by blazedale on Friday February 2, 2007 at 4:35 PM


  2. ms-t Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

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    Annie thinks language is essential for Helen to connect to the outside world; this is demonstrated when she says that language is to the mind what light is to the eyes.

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    Posted by ms-t on Saturday March 24, 2007 at 6:04 PM

  3. revolution
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    She felt that by communicating through language, it is a best portal for Helen to relate to the outside world and provide a communication tool for her to know others better and this would broaden up her social circle. She felt that "First, last, and—in between, language.... Language is to the mind more than light is to the eye." as she was once blind before and she knows how the power of language had benefitted her entire life tremendously.

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    Posted by revolution on Monday August 31, 2009 at 8:26 PM