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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.

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