Write a journal entry of five to ten complete sentences. Prejudice occurs when people make judgments about others before getting to know them. Explain the theme of prejudice in The Miracle Worker. Give specific examples of prejudice in the play.

The main themes in The Miracle Worker are perception and prejudice, the importance of communication, perseverance and patience, and love and letting go. Perception and prejudice: Annie is able to see Helen as an equal, while the Kellers learn to see beyond their initial judgments about Annie.

The Miracle Worker, author William Gibson conveys a greater purpose than merely telling the story of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan. There are several themes, or meanings, Gibson shares with us about life. One such theme is that of discipline. Throughout the play, the idea of disciplining Helen is a point of conflict. Annie wants to discipline Helen consistently. Annie realizes that Helen will benefit from having boundaries in her life, and Annie expects Helen to behave appropriately. Captain Keller and Kate, on the other hand, do not discipline Helen. They have few expectations of her, and their pity prevents Helen from learning.

Another theme in The Miracle Worker is the theme of authority. Several characters struggle for authority throughout the play: Captain Keller, Helen, and Annie. Gibson uses symbolism to enhance the theme of authority. Symbolism is when an object represents something else. In this case, keys symbolize authority. The character who possesses the keys is the person in charge of the household. We see Helen with the keys. Annie is in charge of the keys during Helen’s temper tantrum in the breakfast scene. Later, Helen gives the keys to her mother. At the end of the play, Helen takes the keys from her mother and gives them to Annie. This is symbolic of Helen accepting Annie as an authority figure over her.

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"character is what you are in the dark." dwight lyman moody, in this very witty quotation of his, states we act and think differently when we are "in the dark", that is, when the spotlight is not on us and everyone can see us and consequently judge us. when reading, we tend to be sympathetic to some characters and their dilemmas. by being so, we are saying to ourselves that we agree with those characters' acts and choices, even if they are morally questionable if we have common sense in mind. dwight lyman moody's quotation applies very well to "crime and punishment", by   19th century russian writer fiodor dostoyevsky. raskolnikov, the main character, a former law student who spends his days reflecting upon life and its misery, draws a fatal conclusion: mankind is divided in two main categories: ordinary and extraordinary people. the first are the ones who lead a run-of-the-mill existence and are full of imperfections; the latter are the ones who are spiritually superior, the ones who always know better, and have the right to judge the ordinary ones, as well as eliminate them if for common good. raskolnikov considers himself as belonging to the extraordinary category and decides to kill an old lady who is a money lender and in whose house he rents a small room. raskolnikov compares himself to napoleon, who had the undeniable right to execute tons of people during the war in order to save his nation. of course what the main character decides to do is a horrendous crime, but as readers we feel it is the right thing for him to do, since the victim is a mean old woman who only thinks about money and keeps humiliating her younger sister. what one experiences is a mixture of sympathy and empathy for the character, even though he decides to commit homicide, which is not at all accepted or tolerated by civilized citizens. however, since readers are "in the dark", they allow themselves to feel in ways they would probably never dare to confess to anyone, no matter how nasty or vicious a character can be. after all, they are just reading and doing no harm. in other words, readers are in the dark and can be who they are without being judged.