Read the passage.

maya stared in dismay at the table strewn with textbooks and notes, and sighed. “well, what’s the verdict? do you know what you want to do? ”

“i think i know what i want, and i’m pretty sure i know what your preference is,” rin said to maya. she turned to look at me. “bianca, what topic do you want to cover? ”

i looked over at nina, who just shrugged. “at this point, our group just needs to pick something or we’re never going to finish the project on time,” i pleaded.

whose point of view does the passage reflect?

maya
rin
bianca
nina

The Answer Is C: Bianca. You're Welcome

he will find out what went wrong or happened and how.

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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.”