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Which conflict does this passage from Helen Keller's "The Story of My Life" reveal?

"Have you ever been at sea in a dense fog, when it seemed as if a tangible white darkness shut you in, and the great ship, tense and anxious, groped her way toward the shore with plummet and sounding-line, and you waited with beating heart for something to happen? I was like that ship before my education began, only I was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was. 'Light! give me light!' was the wordless cry of my soul, and the light of love shone on me in that very hour."

A. The fear Helen feels about being unable to communicate with her teacher
B. The confusion Helen feels about whether to communicate with her teacher
C. The anger Helen feels when her teacher refuses to communicate with her
D. The frustration Helen feels about the challenges presented by learning to communicate



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The passage shows Helen Keller's frustration with the challenges of communication.


Explanation:

The conflict revealed in the passage from Helen Keller's 'The Story of My Life' is: D. The frustration Helen feels about the challenges presented by learning to communicate. In the passage, Keller compares her pre-education self to a ship in fog, symbolizing her lack of direction and understanding before she gained the ability to communicate. This reveals her deep desire for knowledge and the struggles she faced in learning to communicate effectively.


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