Miracle Worker Blindness

People who read her stories, particularly “The Story of an Hour” may have several different views of what the meaning might be, but because Kate lived in a time when women were expected to obey their husband, it makes me think that Kate may have felt the same way she portrayed the main character to feel when her husband died in 1883. (526)

Firstly, Kate is noticeably affected almost immediately after the death of her mother and father. We see this by her descriptive quotes about how she was feeling and the observations she made about others in her life. Some instances include “I remember being rigid with fear, not daring to look at him” (19), “it was like being at the bottom of the sea” (53), and “...there was a whirlwind howling through me” (54). These quotes represent how Kate felt overwhelmed by unmanageable emotions; she felt almost numb and empty. She even ends up cutting her finger just to feel something and it hardly hurt at all. This is a confused, traumatized little girl. Next, Kate is affected by the basic principles her parents taught. The simple memory of her parents provoked thought of the Presbyterian Commandments they would follow. These principles shape who she is and represent a background where people do not talk about problems or share emotions. “No, you swallow your feelings, force them down inside yourself, where they feed and grow and swell and expand until you explode, unforgivably, to the utter bewilderment of whomever it was who upset you” (36). Lastly, the trauma she has endured has made her scared. Scared of sharing feelings, scared of commitment, scared of loving someone. Daniel, Kate’s boyfriend, feels he is in the dark when it comes to Kate’s past and her emotions. This is because Kate is simply scared to love him. She proves this and it’s connection to her past by saying, “people I love and need have a habit of disappearing from my life” (89). The death of her parents has definitely shaped who she is but some may say, it helped her show resilience and strength to embrace her past and move

Cousin Kate loved the lord only because of his money and the land he had. ´If I stood where I stand he wouldn't have won me with his love nor bought me with his land´ this sentence comes from the maiden. We can see that her cousin is more important to her than money or love because she wouldn't marry the lord if she would be a cousin as this would be unfair and selfish. She makes clear that she wouldn't marry the lord when she says ´I would have spit into his face and not have taken his hand´ she is selfless and it makes pretty obviously that family is more important to her than

After Rosaleen is taking to the hospital to recover from her wounds, Lily takes it upon herself to save her dear mother figure. She knew that Rosaleen would never apologize, just as the men would never cease beating Rosaleen until she did apologize. Lily feared for Rosaleen’s life, and so she snuck her out of the hospital. But as the two journey to Tiburon, SC, they get in an argument. Sue Monk Kidd uses this argument to show that even close friends and family will fight. But as the friendship between Lily and Rosaleen heals, Kidd also illustrates how family will always love each

Helen was left lonely without Cal. She never thought of staying in her life without Cal. She always acts like she has forgotten Cal but actually with every breath, Helen takes, she remembers Cal. On the other hand, after her husband's death Helen became really protective in terms of her children, the way they act. “The outside was an ugly truth that Helen plane to keep to herself”(Moore 14). In this quote writer tells the way Helen started to change, because of her, she children she started to pretend like there is no outside, it's just an ugly truth which she didn't want to talk about. She pretended very well to be inside with them by making breakfast, helping them in the homework, involving them in other activities. In short, she took care of a mother and father. She wanted her family to stay together and united with each other, they used to eat food together, and no one was allowed to eat it without one another. In the beginning she was looking after her daughter’s behaviour, “she had flicked her slipper at them when they were rude” (Moore 141). While Helen was trying to take care of her children, she was involved in a depression. She started working in a bar and was kicked out because she wasn't working properly, customers were being mad at her. She left the job in the bar but the main point was that she couldn’t survive by not paying bills, eating buns just because they didn’t have any source of income. “Lulu

During her captivity, Kate made the courageous decision to take her life and the lives of the children into her own hands. She carefully devised a plan to escape, and when the time came, she attempted to execute it (Cormier Part 8). Unfortunately, her plan did not succeed, however, she was brave enough to make an attempt. Perhaps one of her bravest moments was when she volunteered her own life for Raymond, a wise little boy on the bus.

While Bub and Robert start off having their own differences, Bub’s wife and Robert have a connection that Bub cannot grasp the understanding of. Though Bub and Raymond Carver trying to learn about their own blindness, and what it is like to be able to see what is beyond visible. Bub blindness is becoming very aware; both emotionally and psychologically, and ignorance towards the feeling of others. As Robert first comes to visit Bub says “I wasn’t enthusiastic about his visit” (Carver 1).

William Gibson’s rendition of Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller’s story has been praised as one of the best tellings of their inspiring story, but does it really deserve such praise? First produced as a play by William Gibson on February 7, 1957, and released as a film in 1962, The Miracle Worker tells the story of Helen Keller, a blind and deaf girl, and her teacher, Anne Sullivan. The struggles of Helen and Annie have inspired authors and playwrights worldwide, and their accomplishments have touched the hearts of many. However, The Miracle Worker neglects to accurately represent Helen and Annie’s story of triumph, because even though the show has been praised as a success by many critics, William Gibson’s rendition of the classic tale only

Circumstance often puts ordinary people into extraordinary situations, and their character suffers as a result. Arguably one of the most complex characters in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons is Kate Keller. Wife of Joe Keller and mother of Chris and Larry Keller, Kate is a very interesting, yet very misunderstood character. While she is easily seen as immoral due to her actions, when presented with a full presentation of her character, there is another side to Kate Keller that cries out for sympathy.

Since the beginning of the book, Kate has had trouble with her behavior. No man wants to marry her because she acts like a shrew. The underlying cause of her issues start with her relationship with her father and sister. Kate’s bad relationship with her father and sister has caused her shrewish behavior; Petruchio has caused her to change for the good by forcing her to submit to him. Kate’s submission is key to her changing her shrewish behavior.

Kate would do anything to save her mom and see her happy. The first reason is because she sold all of their past belongings and bought a house, applied for high school, and drove from New York to Eden. The only thing Kate has in mind is her mom’s happiness, “ I spent my eighteenth birthday driving from New York City to Eden, Michigan, so my mother could die in the town where she was born” (Carter 12). She dropped every thing for her mom, and her mom loved it.

Ma establishes her role as a cook, thus reinforcing her moral obligation to support her family with comfort of food. Also, her obligation to act as the cook shows her tradition to follow the old social American norm that women should stay home and cook for the men. Additionally, Ma reveals her high moral conduct and dignity, she knows the family will have to sell their personal possessions to survive the trek to California. When the men come back from selling the family’s belongings, Ma openly displays regret, but she holds in her anger and accepts the humiliation since the family has sold everything to find more opportunities. The inevitability that Ma’s moral code has to be broken reinforces Ma as a compelling character by demonstrating inner conflicts and emotional baggage.

For instance, Kate makes the boy realize that stealing is not right. Hence, she

The narrator in the play is portrayed as superficial, self-centered, and egotistical. Although his actions demonstrate his character he lacks comprehension in the way relationships and people are presented to him, which clearly shows his tragic flaw: although Robert takes the place of a physically blind character the narrator is one who is mentally blind. In the husband's eyes, Robert’s blindness is his identifier. In actuality, any prejudice—based on gender; race, or disability—takes form in a person who lacks the ability to look past false qualities. People who discriminate other people based on characteristics only see the features, but not the actual person. Without thinking the husband placed Robert in his own group, in which he expresses

Lucy experiences inner conflict as she tries to reject Mariah; the pain sparked by the memory of her mother is too much to bear while simultaneously, a connection is established with Mariah who in a way replaces her mother. Lucy’s