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Helen Keller's The Story of My Life?
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.
A. The ship the author describes is in a dense fog.
B. The author was desperate to leave home and travel.
C. The author felt lost and scared.
D. The author was happy she could finally communicate.



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Final answer:

Helen Keller felt lost and scared in a situation akin to being a ship in dense fog without direction.


Explanation:

The author felt lost and scared. In the excerpt from Helen Keller's 'The Story of My Life,' the comparison between a ship lost in fog and the author's pre-education life highlights her feelings of being directionless and unsure, similar to the ship without a compass. The vivid imagery of being surrounded by a 'tangible white darkness' conveys the sense of isolation and uncertainty Keller experienced.


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