Comparing Play And The Movie 'The Miracle Worker'

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be deaf, blind, and mute? Helen Keller knew exactly what that was like. Helen Keller became deaf and blind when she was very little and this caused her to become mute as well. In both “The Miracle Worker” play written by William Gibson in 1956, and “The Miracle Worker” movie directed by Arthur Penn, released in 1962, it showed how Helen lived with being blind, deaf, and mute and how a “miracle worker” came and helped Helen understand the meaning behind words. This miracle worker was Annie Sullivan. Although “The Miracle Worker” movie and “The Miracle Worker” play were about the same topic, there were similarities and differences throughout. In conclusion, there were advantages and disadvantages in both the movie and play. Between the movie and play, there were lots of important similarities. First of all, Annie wears the glasses. This is important because it shows the people reading and watching that Annie …show more content…

One difference between the movie and play is when Annie and Helen went to live in the garden house together. In the play, Annie slept with Helen so she knew she was there, but in the movie she slept in the chair and had a bad dream about Jimmie. Another difference is in the movie, James is more friendly towards Annie. One way it shows this is when Helen locks Annie in the room and Captain Keller has to help Annie down with a ladder. In the play, James sings a song called “Buffalo Girl” and it talks about her coming out with him when she really can’t because she is locked in the room. In the movie, he just gets the ladder and watches Captain help her down. Lastly, is the train ride. In the play, it just shows Annie getting off the train and not much else except it is a very long ride. In the movie, it showed Annie talking to Mr. Anagnos on the train and it showed what she did on the

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