Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
i broke from st. john, who had followed, and would have detained me. it was my time to assume
ascendency. my powers were in play and in force. i told him to forbear question or remark, i desired him to
leave me: i must and would be alone. he obeyed at once. where there is energy to command well
enough, obedience never fails. i mounted to my chamber, locked myself in; fell on my knees; and prayed
in my way—a different way to st. john's, but effective in its own fashion. i seemed to penetrate very near a
mighty spirit, and my soul rushed out in gratitude at his feet. i rose from the -took a resolve-
and lay down, unscared, enlightened-eager but for the daylight.
which statements explain the repeated italicization of the word my in the excerpt? select all that apply.
it hints that jane is increasingly possessive of her personal space
it demonstrates jane's increasing distain for the rivers family.
it emphasizes jane's autonomy as an individual.
it signals that jane is shifting away from reliance upon st. john.

It emphasizes Jane's autonomy as an individual.

Autonomy implies the ability to be strong enough to be on one's own.

In terms of being strong enough, Jane:

Her ability to stand on her own is expressed by such phrases as "I must and would be alone."

It signals that Jane is shifting away from reliance upon St. John.

The first sentence of the excerpt clearly states this claim, especially its first part: "I broke from St. John."

Other phrases expressing her leaving St. John behind include:

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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.”

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