To orient our reading of Act II, I again wrote out in equation form the metaphor of Grant taking Vicksburg and Annie "conquering " the tantrum -prone Helen Keller. As Lena continues to keep a good list of vocabulary words in her notebook ,I placed the word "obstinate' on the screen (as it is used in the play), and we defined the word. I the noted how General Grant was(=) obstinate; Annie Sullivan is also (=) obstinate ,and therefore metaphorically when Captain Keller and his son argue about Grant's siege of Vicksburg, Annie= Grant. As Annie Sullivan in this Act also resents Helen's parents' pitying rather than teaching Helen, we defined the word"pity" and noted that pity is not the same as love . We then began reading Act II aloud with Lena continuing to adeptly read the parts of Annie Sullivan and Kate Keller. When Annie locks Helen into the dining room to teach her proper table manners, we again noted the lock and key motif and its significance to the characters, Annie and Helen.