One hot afternoon the poet went to the water trough to fill water in a pitcher. Suddenly, he noticed a snake there. He waited for the snake to quench his thirst since the poet thought that he was a second comer. The snake kept his throat upon the stone bottom sipped the water into his slack long body. After drinking water, he raised his head just like cattle do and flashed his forked tongue, thought for a moment and then bent down to drink some more water. The voice of his education said that the golden brown snakes are poisonous and must be killed. However, the poet instinctively liked the snake, treated him like a guest and felt honored that it had come to drink at his water trough. The voices of education inside the poet told him not daring to kill the snake proved that he was a coward. After drinking enough water, the snake raised its head and started to move away from water trough. As the snake put his head into a crack to retreat into the earth, the poet was filled with a protest against the idea of the snake withdrawing into his hole. The poet put down his pitcher, picked up a log and hurled it at the snake. The snake twisted violently and vanished into the hole in the wall like a lightening. The poet felt guilty of his mean act. The poet instantly felt sorry for his unrefined act and cursed the voices of education that urged him to kill the snake. The poet compared himself with the ancient mariner who had killed the albatross without any reason. He wished that the snake would come back. He treats the snake as a king in exile to be crowned again. Finally, the poet regrets having missed his opportunity with the lords of life.

Seeing Helen's problems Mr.Gilman, principal of the Cambridge School began to complain that Helen was overworked and stressed. Despite Helen's requests, he reduced the number of her recitations. He had earlier agreed that she could complete her preparations for Radcliffe in two years more. Then he changed his position and insisted that she should remain at his school three years longer. She did not like his idea as she wanted to go to college with her class.
    Miss Sullivan also supported Helen in her decision that she would be able to complete her studies in two years. So, Helen's mother withdrew her and her sister Mildred's studies from Cambridge School.
    Mr.Merton S.Keith a tutor from Cambridge, was engaged to teach Helen after she discontinued her studies at the Cambridge School. He taught her algebra, geometry, greek and latin. Miss Sullivan interpreted his instructions. For 8 months he gave her lessons five times a week, in periods of about one hour.
       Helen was very happy to study on her own as there was no hurry and no confusion.Mr.Keith made even mathematics interesting for her. He trained her mind to clear logically and to see conclusions calmly and logically. Her dullness did not discourage him at all.He was very gentle and patient.

Anne's diary can be treated as a character because its role is as important as the heroine herself.The diary is thus a medium through which we see Anne,other characters and the world.Anne records her actions and reactions which reveal her view on various things.In fact, he diary entry are a mirror of Anne's growth through adolescence to maturity. She openly shares her fear,anger,sadness,and hope through her diary with the world. Her treaing her diary as her close friend named 'Kitty' signifies its importance.In it Anne redirects her strong feeling instead of expressing them outright and damage the fragile relationship in the Annexe residents with her own concerns.Diary writing enables Anne to discover her inner voice and her voice as a writer.Anne,thus,uses her diary like a significant medium.