Illustration of Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan

The Miracle Worker

by William Gibson

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Why does Annie think about language?

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

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