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Why did young Helen feel repentance and sorrow?
Solution
Young Helen felt repentance and sadness when she realized that Sullivan was trying to teach her the meaning of the word "doll" and that she had broken the doll out of ignorance. She was unable to repair the broken pictures and hence felt sad.
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