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Answer the following in 150-200 words:

How does Anne criticise the attitude of the grown- ups in her diary?

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Write a character sketch of Mrs. Van Daan.

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What were Helen's memories of radcliffe?

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How important was the presence of Miss Anne Sullivan in Helen's life?

 

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Anne was not happy with the attitude of the grownups. She called them idiotic and stupid. Whenever she used to approach them to enquire anything about a matter to be a part of the discussion, they simply used to put her off in one way or the other by saying that she should keep herself out of the conversation. She never got a satisfactory response from them. Her feelings were suppressed. She was not on good terms with her mother. Anne felt that her mother lacked motherly feelings and was not capable of understanding her children at all. Sometimes, she found Mrs. Van Daan was better than her mother. She developed the feeling that the grownups did not allow their children to form any opinion. She wanted that when children were young, they should not be held back from saying what they think. Grown-ups should give due value and respect to the opinions of the young. In the annexe, Elli, Margot, Peter and Anne needed great love and devotion but none could understand them.

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Mrs. Van Daan was happy and anxious at the same time. Anne was rather unflattering and intolerant of this woman who was always criticising her. Mrs. Van Daan does not shine in her adversity. According to Anne's entries, she was interfering in her life and was a quarrelsome woman. Anne felt that although she took undue interest in other children's lives, but she was not aware of what her own children were up to. It is also evident that she had a bitter-sweet relationship with her husband as the fights between them were audible in the annexe at night.

Mrs. Van Daan's actual name was Auguste van Pels, but Anne called her Petronella Van Daan in her diary Anne initially described Mrs. Van Daan as a friendly, teasing woman, but later called her an instigator, She was a fatalist and petty, egotistical, flirtatious, stingy, and disagreeable. Mrs. Van Daan frequently complained about the family's situation ? criticism that Anne did not admire or respect.

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After entering the college at Radcliffe, Helen soon realised that her stay there was not to be as romantic as she hade missioned once. She learnt many things which she would never have experienced if she had not experimented. One of the things she learnt was the "precious science of patience which teaches us that we should take our education as we would take a walk in the country, leisurely" On the 29th & 30th of June, 1899, Helen took her final examinations for Radcliffe. Mr. Eugene C. Vining, an instructor at the Perkins Institution for the Blind, was employed to copy the papers for her in American Braille. The Braille worked well enough in the languages. It did not work well in the case of geometry and algebra. Helen was perplexed because she had used only the English Braille in her algebra. The symbols in the American Braille were different from those in the English Braille. Helen was not familiar with its signs. Mr. Keith had relied too much on her ability to solve problems mentally, so she was very slow at her work. She had to read the examples repeatedly to understand what she was required to do. She was not sure if she really read the signs correctly. Mr. Keith could not help her. Helen remained confused. The administrative board of Radcliffe made the examination very difficult for her, knowingly or unknowingly. However, she overcame all obstacles and cleared her exams. Such were the memories of Radcliffe.

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Miss Sullivan, Helen's teacher arrived on March 3, 1887 and at that time Helen was six years and nine months old. Anne's arrival brought life and enlightenment to Helen. She came to teach Helen and to take her from ignorance to light. Her constant support and undying encouragement made Helen Keller a successful human being. Due to illness, Helen lost her hearing and sight faculties. It was really difficult to teach a blind and deaf person because neither could she hear nor could she see the speaker's face. But Miss Sullivan worked hard and succeeded in. teaching Helen. She took Helen from isolation to friendship, companionship, knowledge and love.

Sullivan was Helen's guide, teacher, preacher, friend and more. She taught Helen the fundamental things like love, nature and life. She was lifeless till her teacher had not arrived. Miss Sullivan was the embodiment of love and passion. She taught Helen how to communicate. Miss Sullivan was a true and ideal teacher. She taught each and every subject to Helen. She made her independent. Like a mother, Miss Sullivan loved and cared about Helen. She did an almost impossible job to teach a deaf and blind child. Helen got her identity only because of her teacher. Miss Sullivan proved that a teacher has paramount role in a students life.