Read the excerpt from Infinite Jest. 'Hal's right as rain,' smiles my uncle, soothing the air with a casual hand. Just a bit of a let's call it maybe a
facial tic, slightly, at all the adrenaline of being here on your impressive campus, justifying his seed so far
without dropping a set, receiving that official written offer of not only waivers but a living allowance from
Coach White here, on Pac 10 letterhead, being ready in all probability to sign a National Letter of Intent right
here and now this very day, he's indicated to me.' C. T. looks to me, his look horribly mild. I do the safe thing,
relaxing every muscle in my face, emptying out all expression. I stare carefully into the Kekuléan knot of the
middle Dean's necktie.
Which line of text from Infinite Jest best illustrates an objective narrative voice?
O'Hal's right as rain,' smiles my uncle, soothing the air with a casual hand.
O C. T. looks to me, his look horribly mild.
O I do the safe thing, relaxing every muscle in my face, emptying out all expression.
o I stare carefully into the Kekuléan knot of the middle Dean's necktie.

I stare carefully into the Kekuléan knot of the middle Dean's necktie.

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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.”