Read the sentence from the passage. The suggestion that we might find a measure of solace in the very machines responsible for our battered minds will seem
Implausible to some.
What is the best meaning of the word solace as it is used in the passage?
OA inspiration
OB. Sympathy
Ос.
encouragement
OD. relief

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Explanation:

solace by definition is to comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness and "relief" has a similar definition

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themes and meanings

(comprehensive guide to drama)

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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.”