The Miracle Worker ist ein Theaterstück, das auf Helen Kellers Autobiografie The Story of My Life von 1903 basiert. Als Baby Helen krankheitsbedingt blind und taub wurde, schien es hoffnungslos, dass sie jemals lernen, kommunizieren oder ein echtes Leben führen könnte. Als eine junge Frau namens Annie Sullivan das Keller-Haus betritt, ändert sich alles für Helen und ihre Familie. The Miracle Worker ist wirklich eine Geschichte über Ausdauer, Geduld und Liebe.
Set in Tuscombia, Alabama, Helen is born a healthy baby, but illness leaves her blind and deaf at 18 months old. When she is 6 years old, 20 year old Annie Sullivan comes to live with the Keller family, with the hope that she can teach Helen to communicate.
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AUSSTELLUNG: Annie Sullivan kommt an
Annie, treffe Kate und Helen.
Hallo!
At six years old, young Helen is unkept, unruly, and uncontrollable. When Annie Sullivan comes into her life, big changes occur and life changes for the better.
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RISING ACTION: Das Gartenhaus
PUPPE
After many chaotic incidents, Annie decides that in order for her to be successful, she must have complete control over Helen's care and basic needs. They live together in the garden house for two weeks, and Helen makes exceptional progress.
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Höhepunkt: Wasser
Wah wah !!
After the two weeks, Helen returns to her family and immediately reverts back to her old ways. After a particularly difficult incident, Annie takes Helen out to the water pump and Helen remembers her first word from before her illness: wah wah.
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FALLENDE AKTION: Neue Wörter
Haus!
A light bulb goes on. Helen realizes that Annie has been trying to teach her words all along. She runs around with Annie and wants her to teach her as many new words as possible.
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ENTSCHLIESSUNG: Die Schlüssel
The keys are important throughout the play. Helen hides them from the family as a way to control something. At the end of the play, Helen gives the keys to Annie, showing her that she has earned Helen's trust.