Thus fortune with a light
turn of her wheel brings men from joy to sorrow.
which theme from the story is best represented in these lines?
o
a. sorrowful moments can be seen joyously if a person learns
something from them.
o
b. people will have equal amounts of sorrow and joy in life.
o
c. a happy life can turn into a sorrowful one in a moment's notice,
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d. fortune controls each person's life according to his or her good
deeds.

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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.”

absolutism the political belief that one ruler should hold all of the power within the boundaries of a country.