With No Doubt: An Analytical Response

Do With No Doubt: An Analytical Response
Screenwriters write thousands of words throughout their careers. Most of a screenwriter’s words go in one ear and out the other to the common listener, but occasionally a line is written that has greater meaning to a great deal of people. These lines tend to be referenced in daily conversation, used as captions on social media post, and are sometimes used as writing prompts for essays. One line that most moviegoers know was written by Lawrence Kasdan and Leigh Beckett and delivered by Yoda in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, “Do or do not; there is no try.” This quote means that if someone has no doubt toward what he/she wants to do, he/she will be able to accomplish their goal; even if the odds are against them. This meaning can be related to a numerous situations, from historical people to the average person.
Helen Keller is an excellent example of this proposal. Helen lost her ability to see and hear before the age of two; she did not learn to communicate with others nor read before losing two of her five senses. Despite this major setback, Helen Keller set her mind toward becoming an educated individual. Over the course of many years, Helen learned the ability to read and write. Determined to succeed, Helen Keller attended university and became the first blind and deaf person to earn a bachelor’s degree. She did not stop here and went to become an activist for women’s rights; this put her education to use and she made a difference in the world she lived in. Helen accomplished many great things in her life; these accomplishments may have not been achieved if she had doubted herself along the way. Helen Keller did not “try” to become an educated woman; she went against all odds and “did”. Helen was able to accomplish great things because she did not doubt