Title – The Miracle Worker Author – William Gibson Setting – This book is primarily set in the Keller homestead of Tuscumbia, Alabama during the 1880s. The story also takes place in the Perkins Institution of Boston briefly. Characters – Helen Keller, Captain Arthur Keller (Helen’s father), Kate Keller (Helen’s mother), Aunt Ev (Helen’s aunt and Kate’s sister), Annie Sullivan, Mr. Anagnos, a Doctor, Viney (a Negro servant), James Keller (Helen’s brother), Martha and Percy (two Negro children). Plot Summary – This book chronicles the life of a remarkable girl, Helen Keller, who was both deaf and blind. The Keller family took Helen to one specialist af