Read the following excerpt from "the white umbrella" "i looked at the keyboard, wishing that i had still a third, even more difficult to play for her." why does the narrator want to play something even more difficult? she longs to become an excellent pianist. she hopes to impress her younger sister. she dreams of becoming accepted by her teacher. she knows that only through struggle will she achieve greatness.

yes they most likly are and have planed t try to bring human life and supplies there also(due to global warming and other harmful resorces)

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themes and meanings

(comprehensive guide to drama)

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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.”