Across 2) a theme of a passage, story, novel, poem, or drama that readers can apply to life is called a _ _ _ _ _. 8) this is a piece of information that is used to support a main idea. 9) a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ summary is a synopsis of the events, characters, and ideas in a work of literature. 10) this is the message, usually about life or society, that an author wishes to convey through a literary work. - down 1) this is the restatement of a written work in one's own words that keeps the basic meaning of the original work. 3) this is an expression of an author's personal belief. it is not something that can be proved to be true or false. 4) this term describes a narrator or writer who puts his or her own opinions and feelings into the description of the action in a piece of writing. it is the opposite of 'objective'. 5) these are the people or animals who take part in a literary work. 6) this verb means to separate a whole into its parts and then look more closely at those parts. 7) this is the series of events that happen in a literary work

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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.”