Which sentence describes plot-based flashback? a. the author has the main character time travel to another era as a plot device. b. the author looks back in time in order to answer questions about the present-day story. c. the author reveals clues about the main character by flashing back to earlier times in the character's life. d. the author describes events in reverse chronological order, beginning with the character's death and ending with the events that happened first.

I think the answer would most likely be, C.

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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.”