What is the author’s purpose in writing the entry on April 3 in "Nicholas's Diary: April 2 and 3"? to show how much he loves and appreciates his father to express his excitement at having found treasure to explain what geocaching is and how it is done to explain what happened during his treasure hunt

to explain what happened during his treasure hunt

Explanation:

Nicholas finds it very exciting that his father goes out to hunt for treasure. He never saw his father return with something really valuable, but he liked to brag about this dopai activity with friends. One day Nicholas' father takes him on a treasure hunt and that's why Nicholas makes his entries on April 3, in the diary, to show what happened and what discoveries he made.

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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.”