Words were the missing link in Helen Keller's knowledge. It expanded her horizons because her method of communication increased causing her to be able to ask and learn. Without help from Miss Sullivan, Helen Keller would have remained oblivious to the world around her causing her to not ask or discover. This new method of communication was the thing that sparked Keller to attain knowledge. The knowledge one can gain through conversation is not given the credit deserves because it was through conversation that began Keller's Enlightenment.
