Question

why does helen destroy the new doll ? why does helen say that she felt neither sorrow nor regret for breaking the doll? in (200-250words)

Answer 1

The big rag doll that Miss Sullivan had placed on Helen's lap was with the intention to try to make her spell 'doll.' She wanted Helen to understand that 'doll' applied to both the new one that she had placed and the old one in Helen's lap. As Helen became impatient with her repeated attempts, she seized the new doll and dashed it upon the floor. Helen was keenly delighted to see the fragments of the broken doll at her feet and neither sorrow nor regret followed her passionate outburst. She had not loved the doll, there had been no emotional attachment between them. Miss Sullivan swept away the fragments to one side of the hearth and Helen felt a satisfaction from the removal of the cause of her discomfort