Setting – This book is primarily set in the Keller homestead of Tuscumbia, Alabama during the 1880s. The story also takes place in the Perkins Institution of Boston briefly.

             Characters – Helen Keller, Captain Arthur Keller (Helen"s father), Kate Keller (Helen"s mother), Aunt Ev (Helen"s aunt and Kate"s sister), Annie Sullivan, Mr. Anagnos, a Doctor, Viney (a Negro servant), James Keller (Helen"s brother), Martha and Percy (two Negro children). .

             Plot Summary – This book chronicles the life of a remarkable girl, Helen Keller, who was both deaf and blind. The Keller family took Helen to one specialist after another, desperately searching for answers. Most people saw this frightened child as a wild animal, without the slightest hope of becoming "normal". However, Annie Sullivan, a kind, patient young woman saw potential in Helen. She struggled with Helen and eventually succeeded in making her not only a productive member of society, but one of the most inspirational figures in history.

             The Miracle Worker, written by William Gibson, is a play based on the true story of Helen Keller, a woman widely known for her struggle against blindness and deafness. .

             This play gives the reader an insight of Helen"s everyday hardships and quality of life. It provides a true understanding of the doubts and low expectations held by the people around her, and helps you to really appreciate her remarkable achievements.

             The play opens with Helen as a seemingly healthy infant, but little time passes before a dreadful discovery is made. After Helen is diagnosed as deaf and blind, her parents seek all available medical advice in the hopes of a miracle or cure. In the beginning of the story, Helen behaves in a primitive manner, throwing constant tantrums and disobeying her parents. Her prognosis is beyond unfavorable, and most people have given up all hope in her.

             Helen"s parents tried their best to give Helen a chance at becoming a productive member of society.