Conflict In The Miracle Worker Essay Research

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In my opinion, all the types of conflict occur in ?the Miracle

Worker?. There is internal conflict such as man versus self.

There is also external conflict such as man versus man, man

versus nature and also man versus society.

An example of man versus self, is in act, scene eight. In this

scene, Annie is struggling with her own memories of her dead

brother jimmy and of the state alms house.

There is another example of conflict in the story. This one

is of man versus man. It is all of act II, scene three. Annie

spends the entire pantomime struggling and fighting with Helen

for control. Annie ends up winning and Helen ate with a spoon on

her own and folded her napkin.

An example of man versus society is in act II, scene two.

Here, the whole family is seated around the dinner table and

Jimmy and Captain Keller are having a conversation about the Civil

War. Helen is taking what she pleases off of everybody?s plate.

When Annie stands her ground and tries to discipline Annie, the

whole family tries to stop her because of the pity that they feel.

Annie is there for in a struggle for power in the household.

?The Miracle Worker? is a story mainly about man versus

nature. The whole play is an example of this. Annie is always

struggling against her blindness and defness.