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What is the first word Annie signs into Helen’s hand?
But Anne Sullivan soon taught Helen her first word: “water.” Anne took Helen to the water pump outside and placed Helen’s hand under the spout. As the water flowed over one hand, Anne spelled into the other hand the word “w-a-t-e-r”, first slowly, then rapidly. The signals now had meaning.
How does Annie first Test Helen and what quality is revealed?
Helen tries to test her parents by repeatedly throwing her napkin on the floor and reverting to her bad manners at the table. She wants to set her own rules back in place now that she is home and has her family wrapped around her finger.
Who described Helen as half mentally defective?
James: Some asylum; it’s the kindest thing. James: Half-sister, and half-mentally defective, she can’t even keep herself clean. It’s not pleasant to see her about all the time. James’negativity is not limited to his sister, Helen.
Why did Helen bite her fingers in frustration?
What causes Helen to be so frustrated in the scene with Percy and Martha? Percy bites her fingers and she feels his lips moving or Helen is poking her fingers inside Percy’s mouth, to feel his tongue; he bites at them and she jerks them away. Trying to communicate.
What is the first word Annie signs to Helen What does she want to teach her?
Annie signs the word teacher into Helen’s hand. Helen stands thinking it over, then turns again and stumbles back to her parents. They try to embrace her, but she has something else in mind. Helen spells a word to her.
What word is Annie trying to teach Helen at the beginning of act3?
As Act Three begins, Annie is trying to teach Helen the word water.
What does Annie spell into Helen’s hand after the others have gone into the house?
When Annie took Helen out to refill her pitcher she put Helens hand inside the water and wah wah comeback to her .
What is the first thing Annie says she will teach Helen?
Discipline and Repetition Annie realizes she must first figure out how to control her behavior and teach Helen self-restraint. After she sees progress in this area, she begins to teach Helen hand symbols for various objects
What did Annie try to teach Helen first?
Annie has an idea: she begins teaching Percy to spell: first, the word milk. Helen tries to get between Annie and Percy but Annie brushes her away.
What does Annie give Helen when she first meets her?
When Annie conveys the idea that the case first must go upstairs to her room, Helen insists on lugging the heavy article inside by herself. Once upstairs, Annie gives Helen a key, which she quickly uses to unlock and open the suitcase. Exploring the contents, her hands find the doll.
What does Annie Sullivan say is her first priority to teach Helen?
Annie thinks language is essential for Helen to connect to the outside world; this is demonstrated when she says that language is to the mind what light is to the eyes. Perhaps because it is the essential way of communicating, and something she must teach Helen.
Why do you think Annie is so determined to teach Helen no matter what?
Why do you think that Annie is so determined to teach Helen, no matter what? She doesn’t want Helen to be sent to an asylum like she was. Helen reverts back to the way she was in the breakfast scene.
What is James opinion about Helen?
James’opinion regarding Helen evolves over the course of the play. Initially, he views her as little more than an animal and someone to be pitied. He thinks Anne’s attempts to reach Helen are futile, even overly harsh, and tells her as much.
What does Captain Keller think of Helen?
He is indolent and sarcastic. He does not believe there is any hope for Helen; he thinks she is half mentally defective
Who compared Helen to a little locked safe?
Despite the Kellers’resistance and the belief that Helen is like a little safe, locked, that no one can open, Annie suspects that within Helen lies the potential for more, if only she can reach her.
How does Captain Keller treat Helen?
Aunt Ev wants to send Helen to an institution. Kate Keller wants to keep going to doctors and never stop giving up. Helen has always been treated like an infant and even when she has done something wrong, she is treated with sweets. This suggests that she is spoiled by the people in her household.
Why did Helen get mad at Percy?
Annie asks Percy to play a game. She teaches Percy the alphabet for the deaf, spelling words into his hand. Helen become jealous and wants to play the game that Percy is playing
Why does Helen get angry and almost break her doll?
Why does Helen get angry and almost break her doll? Helen almost broke her doll because she accidentally stuck herself with a needle. Annie quickly took the doll away from her before she could break it.
Why does Helen hit Annie with the doll?
She signs DOLL because Annie just gave Helen the doll and she said they might as well start there. When Helen got mad and impatient at Annie for taking away her doll, she hits her with the doll and runs out of the room and locks the door with Annie stuck inside.
Why was Helen Keller so aggressive?
Although Helen was blind and deaf, she figured things out by herself, such as near the end of the movie when she realized that water has a meaning and is a thing. However, because she did not like the way Annie taught, she often slapped and hit her
What does Annie want from Helen to teach her?
Discipline and Repetition Annie realizes she must first figure out how to control her behavior and teach Helen self-restraint. After she sees progress in this area, she begins to teach Helen hand symbols for various objects
What two words does Annie spell into Helen’s hand when they first meet?
As Act Three begins, Annie is trying to teach Helen the word water.
What language does Annie try to teach Helen?
Annie has an idea: she begins teaching Percy to spell: first, the word milk. Helen tries to get between Annie and Percy but Annie brushes her away.
What name does Annie teach Helen to call her?
Why does Annie seek out the Kellers in the garden house? She wants to request that she be allowed to live alone with Helen in order to teach her. Annie wants to be able to teach Helen using everything around them. Also, if Helen is dependent on Annie, she will have to trust her and let her touch her.
What is Annie writing when Helen spills the ink?
When Annie spells her name to Helen for the first time, she spells the word teacher. TMW Act III: Why does Annie feel she has not taught Helen enough in two weeks? Annie feels that she has not taught Helen enough because Helen still thinks that spelling words is a game.
