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Jean Keller The Most Important Day Thesis

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THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY Keller's thesis was about the difficulties and challenges in the beginning and she was trying to overcome. Keller was blind and deaf, she did not know anything about the world around her and Keller didn’t know her future, until Anne Mansfield Sullivan came to her and helped her. I think Keller is trying to help us see that everyone had there obstacles to get over. I mean some might be bigger than others but you can get over those obstacles with a little practice and time. Yes, she does. Keller really does answer her quote by telling us about she obstacles she had to overcome. Despite life’s difficulties but if you have a will, you will succeed. The purpose is to show that you can conquer everything and everything in life if you try. Keller was understandably frustrated, angry, and depressed before Miss Sullivan arrived to help her. She did not know what the future held of marvel or surprise for her. She was very anger, she couldn’t talk to anymore or hear anything, she had to show signs that the wanted things, she was used to getting her way. Keller says, “Anger and bitterness had preyed upon her continually for weeks and a deep languor had succeeded this passionate struggle”. Keller compares herself and her situation to a boat stuck in a thick fog. This is a really good comparison because you begin to realize that …show more content…

Keller compares herself to a shaip that's lost in a dense fog, I guess this means that she had no idea that all the things about her had names. Due to the help of Keller's teacher Ms Sullivan, Keller was able to begin learning the names of all the things around her. In the beginning Ms Sullivan taught Keller how to pronounce and spell words. One of the Kellers life changing moments was when she was finally able to understand the connection between the words she was learning and the objects they

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