Annie Sullivan has a different effect on each person in the Miracle Worker. When Kate first saw Annie, she doubted Annie could teach Helen, but after talking to Annie, she liked her. After Captain Keller talked to Annie, he thought that she could not help Helen. He even said to Kate “How can an inexperienced half-blind Yankee schoolgirl manage her (Helen)?” Over time Kate still believed that Annie was capable of teaching Helen. Captain Keller still doubted Annie could help. Later in the book Annie makes a list of demands in order for her to teach Helen. Since Kate really wants to help Helen, she convinces Captain Keller to grant the demands. Eventually Annie proves herself by teaching Helen that every object has a name. Stage directions…show more content… Annie spelled cake into Helen’s hand. When Helen spelled cake with her own hands the stage directions showed Annie gives Helen a piece of cake. In the scene where Annie is forcing Helen to eat from her own plate, the stage directions said that Helen punched Annie. The stage directions showed that Annie slapped Helen every time Helen punched her. The stage directions showed that Helen realized that she should stop punching Annie or else she would be slapped again. Flashbacks are a vivid memory of something that happened in the past. Flashbacks help advance stories in many ways. In the Miracle Worker Annie has flashbacks of her with her brother Jimmie. These flashbacks advance the story by showing the readers where the motivation and determination of Annie to teach Helen comes from. It shows that Annie’s brother died, causing Annie to feel guilty because she felt responsible for him. It caused Annie to gain motivation to help
