(hale goes outside. the sheriff follows the county attorney into the other room. then mrs hale rises, hands tight together, looking intensely at mrs peters, whose eyes make a slow turn, finally meeting mrs hale’s. a moment mrs hale holds her, then her own eyes point the way to where the box is concealed. suddenly mrs peters throws back quilt pieces and tries to put the box in the bag she is wearing. it is too big. she opens box, starts to take bird out, cannot touch it, goes to pieces, stands there . sound of a knob turning in the other room. mrs hale snatches the box and puts it in the pocket of her big coat. enter county attorney and sheriff.)
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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.”