Part A A theme of the story is that in times of need, people benefit more from actions than from promises of support.

How does Jerome develop this theme?

He seeks advice from his mother, rather than working through his problem alone.

He brings his teammates together to find ways to benefit others in their community.

He sends several messages a day to a friend who has recently suffered a tragedy.

He chooses to go directly to assist those in need, rather than ask about how to help.
Question 2
Part B

Which quotation from the text best supports the response to Part A?

"The morning after the rugby championship, Jerome reached for his phone, prepared to enjoy the usual flood of photos that tended to appear following a game."

"He wondered how many people would actually show up to help out and how many would simply hope that enough others did."

"Jerome wandered through the morning with the weight of Martin’s news crowding his thoughts."

"Jerome thought for several moments, aware that his mother had paused her sorting to give him her full attention."

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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.”