Monday, March 3, 2008

Conflicts in The Miracle Worker

Discuss how one of the conflicts in The Miracle Worker is resolved at the end of the story. Be specific. Include the characters’ names, the conflict between them, and how it was resolved.

8 comments:

jschuldt said...

i think a major conflict in the miricle worker is im act 2 between helen and annie becuase of two resons. annie is mute which means helen can not see or can hear which in addition means she cant talk so it is hard for annie to teach helen how to comunicat so in conclusion creates frustration between the pair. 2. helen has never learned well...manners or how to behave becuase it was almost imposible to say no or stop to her. usally they took the object and put sweets in her mouth so she did not complain. this also made it difficult for annie to teach helen to comunicate becuase it is hard to teach someone who is mute and stuborn a.k.a a brat.

sarahh.! said...

Annie and Helen.

So far, Annie and Helen have been very mean to each other. I believe this conflict is caused from them both refusing to give in to each other, or they won't follow each other’s ways. Annie is really trying to help Helen, although it is difficult because Helen shows no urge to learn. In the end, I think Helen will start to learn and Annie will be happy to teach her. The conflict between Annie and Helen must be solved if Helen wishes to advance in learning.

-SARAHB-

Josh K. said...

I believe the major conflict throughout the book is the conflict between Helen and Annie. I think this is the major conflict because in the beginning Helen has no discipline and does mean things, while the parents are okay with it. In act two, however, Helen becomes more disciplined and the conflict fades.

Michaela said...

A major conflict in the story is between Annie And her brother, Jimmie. Annie had let Jimmie down, even though she promised that she wouldn't, so she felt very guilty throughout the story. That is one of the reasons why she wouldn't give up on teaching Helen. At the end of the story, when Annie taught Helen how to recognize words and proper manners, she stopped being haunted by her memories, because she had succeeded with Helen.

-Michaela Wenger

Anika said...

One conflict in the book is between Helen and herself. She knows how to sign language, but her brain doesn't register it as something. (ex. c,a,k,e is a piece of cake) But, luckily, at the end of the novel, Helen learns that things have names, p,u,m,p is a pump, etc. and each word "belongs" to something. That resolves the conflict between Helen and herself, making her want to learn more.

noneofyourbeeswax said...

I think A conflict in the story is when Annie looses being able to touch or get to Helen in any way. this was a big problem. For Annie to be able to teach Helen she needed to be able to make hand motions in
Helen's hand. This was fixed. By the end of the story, and that garden house scene, she was able to touch her.

(ERINM!)

HKMS ILA Grade 7 said...

A conflict in the miracle worker is with james and captain keller. its a side conflict that goes on through out the entire book. the final confrontation is at the end of the play when helen can be with her family again after two weeks of working with annie. helen pours a pitcher of water on annie and annie drags her outside. when keller was about to stop annie james slammed the door before he could get out and thats when it all went down.
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-Andrew-

HKMS ILA Grade 7 said...

i think that a conflict in the miracle worker is between helen and annie because helen will only let her mother touch her and control her.

alex l.