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What does Annie mean when she says to Kate that Helen won and rsquot know what spelling is untilwhat a word is?
Annie is suggesting that Helen does not truly understand the concept of spelling until she connects it with the actual meaning of words. This means that for Helen, spelling is not just about memorizing letters and sounds, but about understanding the purpose and significance of language.
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What word does Annie sign to Helen first?
Annie first signs the word "water" to Helen, by spelling it out into her hand while flowing water over her hand.
The cries Annie Annie don't let them take me Annie came from Helen Keller?
Yes, that is correct. Helen Keller famously made that plea to her teacher, Annie Sullivan, during a breakthrough moment in her education when Annie was able to help Helen make the connection between the finger spelling she was feeling and the objects or concepts they represented.
How did Annie startle Helen in the miracle worker?
In "The Miracle Worker," Annie takes Helen's doll and places it under the water pump, spelling out the word "water" into Helen's hand. When Helen makes the connection between the word and the water flowing over her hand, she is startled and begins to understand language for the first time.
How old was Helen Keller when she learned sign language?
Yes she did, before Annie Sullivan came, she used her own rudimentary "home signs" to communicate to the household what she wanted. When Annie came, Annie struggled to teach her the concept of names for objects, and Annie was always finger spelling to Helen. Finger spelling is the sign language alphabet. Helen would copy Annie's fingers, but Helen didn't understand that the letters represented something. Helen's breakthrough was with the word WATER. Annie and Helen were at the water pump, and Annie spelled W-A-T-E-R into Helen's hand. It was then that a light bulb went off in Helen's head, and she understood. Helen then asked who Annie was, and Annie said Teacher. Annie would read books to Helen, spelling the words into Helen's hand until her hands were sore. Helen gave great speeches this way, spelling into Annie's hand who would say the words aloud.
What final flashback did Annie experiences in the Miracle worker?
In the final flashback in "The Miracle Worker," Annie relives the moment when she first understands the concept of language through the water pump scene with Helen. This is a turning point in the story as Annie makes the connection between the spelling of words and their meaning for Helen.
Why were Helen an Annie separated?
they weren't separated. annie died before helen
What two phrases does Annie teach Helen by letting Helen feel Annie's face?
Annie teaches Helen the signs for "water" and "doll" by letting Helen feel her face and then making Helen feel a water pump and a doll.
Why is Annie Sullivan famous for?
Annie Sullivan was famous for helping Helen Keller learn what the world around her was like by spelling words in to her hand and if she could spell them in her hand she would give her the thing she spelled.
What is the gift that Annie brings to Helen?
Annie Sullivan gave Helen the gift of communication, empathy and understanding; she introduced the whole world to Helen and illuminated her dark life. Helen learned to "sign" and spell words in Annie's hand; Annie taught her to read Braille and opened the world of language to a deaf, blind girl. An excellent movie to see about this is "The Helen Keller Story" with Anne Bancroft and a very young Patty Duke as Helen, b&w,circa 1962.
What the key means in the miracle worker?
The key is a metaphor for Annie's task of "unlocking" Helen's ability to understand language. In the play and the movie, the key represents a process, not one event. Annie worked with Helen all day long (for about two months), spelling thousands of words into Helen's hand One evening at the water pump behind the Keller house, Annie experienced the breakthrough she had been working towards. Helen suddenly grasped the connection between the signs Annie was making in her hand and the water flowing over her other hand.
What do Annie Sullivan and kate Keller dissagree about?
Annie Sullivan and Kate Keller disagreed about Annie's teaching methods and approach in teaching Helen Keller, Kate's daughter. Kate initially doubted Annie's ability to reach Helen, but eventually came to see the effectiveness of Annie's approach in helping Helen to communicate and learn.
What did Annie Sullivan do for Helen Keller?
she was her teacher...she touch her how to speak alittle bit ...and she was a big help to helen because she was patient...if it wasnt for annie..helen would still be attached to her mom..but annie was the one who forced helen to grow up and eal with her conditions...and annie also acted as a sister to helen...she was helens bestfriend/teacher for 49 years.
