The Power of Words

The play "The Miracle Worker" is about a young girl named Helen Keller who is left blind and deaf after a childhood illness. Her parents Mr. and Mrs. Keller brought her to see many doctors hoping to get some kind of answer to help Helen, despite their effort they were left hopeless. The hiring of Annie Sullivan was their last hope in trying to teach Helen before putting her in an institution. Annie Sullivan was a young teacher who recently graduated from Perkins Institute for the Blind. Upon her arrival to the Keller home, Captain Keller was skeptical that Annie would be able to do anything to help Helen as it would be a miracle if she could. While the Kellers didn't agree with all of Annie methods in teaching Helen, as they saw it as cruel and unnecessary, they were surprised by the progress Annie was making with Helen. Through perseverance, persistence and hard work Annie was able to not only teach Helen words and language, but a whole new world.

Photo From The_Miracle_Worker, google images

I thought the performance of the Miracle Worker was really good, that the actors did an outstanding job playing and getting into the role of their character. The play really depicted how hard it was to teach Helen after she had been pitied by her parents for so many years and the emotional toll took on everyone involved. The play its self is very eye opening and made me think deeper about what it was like to raise Helen or even be her. The play evoked many emotions from sadness, to frustration to hopelessness and eventually happiness at the end. I think one of the  many reasons I enjoyed the play so much, is because I have been around so many people with disabilities, and i know how hard it can be to work with them. Part of me felt disappointed in the Mr. and Mrs. Keller for their pity for Helen, it was like they didn't want her to be upset because she was already disabled and that was enough for her. It was hard for me to watch her parents keep running back to Helen when she had tantrum, instead of just allowing Annie to teach her. The play was really eye opening in that sense, because it really proved that everyone needs to be pushed, and just coddling someone isn't going to help them get anywhere in life.