4. Mr. Anagnos felt deceived later as he suspected Helen and Anne Sullivan for plagiarism. 'Plagiarism' means_________ * 2 points To taunt To criticize someone To copy someone's else work as your own To claim on something that doesn't belong to you.
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In the fall of 1891, eleven-year-old Helen Keller wrote a short story called “The Frost King” as a birthday present for Michael Anagnos, the Director of Perkins at the time. In a letter from Keller dated November 4, 1891, she introduced the gift to Anagnos with wishes for a Happy Birthday from herself, “mother and father,” and “teacher” (Anne Sullivan) (Keller, “Letter to Mr. Anagnos”). In the story, King Frost and his fairies provide an origin story for the changing colors of fall leaves. Anagnos was so impressed by the story that he had it published in the Perkins alumni newsletter. This set off a series of events that led to Helen Keller being accused of plagiarism, Anne Sullivan accused of being a fraud, and a controversy and “trial” that would make national headlines, end the relationship Keller and Sullivan had with Anagnos, and end Keller’s time at the school as a student. Keller’s relationship with the school did not end permanently, however.