•The Hero’s Journey• PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
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A) "There are so many for us to choose from -- in libraries, in bookshops, and on our screens --- and each story seems new and
exciting." (Paragraph 1)
B) "Popular stories like The Hobbit and The Hunger Games' follow this structure." (Paragraph 4)
C) "Campbell's Hero's Journey structure shows up all over literature, no matter the genre." (Paragraph 17)
D) "So the next time you read a book, or watch a movie, check to see if it follows the formula and ask yourself: is this story really
new? (Paragraph 21)

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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.”

the answer is b. legendary founder of thebes