What effect does the first-person point of view in "The Yellow Wallpaper" most likely have on the reader?
A. The first-person point of view allows the reader to better
understand the narrator by seeing how her actions look to other
characters.
B. The first-person point of view allows the reader to better identify
with the characters by becoming a part of the action and affecting
the story's outcome.
C. The first-person point of view allows the reader to connect with
the narrator and hear her voice as she descends into madness.
D. The first-person point of view gives the reader more information by
providing access to the thoughts of all the characters.

he does not belive what the men tell him about the jungle

fears about being blown up

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themes and meanings

(comprehensive guide to drama)

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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.”

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