The presence of Michael Anagnos in Helen's story is due to the fact that he was, at the time, "the director of the Perkins Institution in Boston." This was a well known school for students who were blind. Helen father, Captain Keller, wrote to Mr. Anagnos to inquire about a possible teacher to come to Alabama to help his blind and deaf daughter. Mr. Anagnos kindly wrote back when a teacher had been found.
Several years later, Helen wrote a short story called "The Frost King" for Mr. Anagnos. She sent it to him and he published it in a report for the Perkins Institution. It was later discovered that Helen's story closely resembled another story and was considered plagiarism. Helen was distraught over this, but Mr. Anagnos reassured her that he knew it had been a mistake. Later, he came to believe that Helen had indeed deceived him. This led to the end of their friendship, much to her devastation.
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