“Be not the slave of your own past. Plunge into the sublime seas, dive and swim far, so you shall come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advance experience that shall explain to overlook the old.”-Emerson In other words, do not live in the past and allow it to take over your future, but live in the present/future and accept the past for what it was. In Miracle Worker by William Gibson a character by the name of Annie Sullivan, shows how hard it can be to not let such a dark past affect the present or future, Annie’s character traits are what allowed her to get through the struggle of the past. Annie shows herself to be very determined throughout this book, she is an individual that cares more about teaching others than herself.…show more content… Annie is and continues to be a caring, determined, and stubborn person , she finally learns to allow herself to accept the past and open up to the future and for Helan. The theme of courage is very elusive in Annie. When Annie first meets Helen she is not threatened or afraid that she may not succeed in teaching Helen, but she is determined she will. Helen locks Annie in a room within the first day they meet this does not discourage Annie, but intrigues her. Once the situation was handled Annie says to Helen “You think i’m so easily gotten rid of? You have a thing or two to learn, first i have nothing better to do.”’ The kind of determination that Annie already has towards Helan is demonstrated. The kind of boldness forced on to Helan, is what will help Helan behave more like an ordinary person then an animal. The theme of determination grows throughout the second half of the book. Helen knocks over the ink jar on Annie’s desk which causes Annie to jump up and instead of reacting in an aggressive way Annie uses this as an opportunity to teach. Annie realizes this is the only way Helen was going to learn. “Here give up, why i only today saw what had to be
