5. How does the final stanza contribute to the speaker's developing point of view?
O A The final stanza reveals that Prejudice was only in her head.
OB The final stanza reveals the speaker's own stubborn nature,
contributing to the poet's characterization of her.
O C The final stanza shows the speaker overcoming Prejudice
by how she views him (.e. by electing to ignore him).
OD The final stanza develops the speaker's point of view
because she can suddenly handle carrying the heavy load
she bears.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”

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