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read the excerpt from "the adventure of the mysterious picture.
i began to undress, but in spite of every effort i could not keep myself from stealing a glance every now and then at
the picture; and a glance was now sufficient to distress me. even when my back was turned to it, the idea of this
strange face behind me, peering over my shoulder, was insufferable. i threw off my clothes and hurried into bed; but
still this visage gazed upon me.
what effect does the tone of the excerpt have on the reader?
it fosters a belief that the narrator is unreliable.
it encourages surprising delight in blood and gore.
it inspires confidence that everything will work out fine in the end.
it produces shivers down the spine, or a feeling of unease.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”