Question

A character sketch of Helen Keller in about 100 to 150 words

Answer 1

Helen Keller is the protagonist of the novel 'the story of my life',and it is her autobiography that we have been presented with through the book. She was born on 27th June, 1880 in tuscumbia. she lost her eyesight and hearing after an illness when she was just nineteen months old. Despite her disability leaving her shattered, she achieved a lot in her life with her will power, dedication and focus
There is a lot to learn from even reading about a person without the powers of vision or hearing but looks at life in such a positive manner. It is easy to complain or give up, the real test lies in enduring and continuing until we win. The greatness in her personality stemmed from the desire to overcome all that obstructed her path to progress. She was determined to succeed and she did, this is what makes her tale an inspiring story.

Answer 2

Helen Keller was born on 27th June 1880 in

Tuscumbia in Alabama. Her father, Arthur H. Keller, was a descendant of Caspar

Keller who was a native of Switzerland. He was a captain in the confederate

army. Helen’s mother was Kate Adams who was Arthur’s second wife and was many

years younger. At the age of nineteen months, Helen became very ill with brain

fever. When the fever subsided, Helen was left blind and deaf forever. Helen was

quite eager to learn. Despite her handicap she had learnt some crude signs of

communication and also how to fold the clothes etc. later, she showed

exceptional capabilities for learning and very soon could learn to read, write

or even speak. She had voracious passion for learning, knowledge and

exploration.

Like Wordsworth, she learnt to find solace in nature and its

peaceful serenity. Her power of observation was commendable. How beautifully

she has described the details of her observations! Even those with eyes and

ears cannot describe as beautifully as she has done. Natural beauty was

abundant around her house. The Keller homestead was quite near a rose- bower.

Its old fashioned garden was the paradise of her childhood. Before Miss

Sullivan's arrival, this garden was the place where Helen went to find comfort

and hide her hot face in the cool leaves and grass. Helen felt extremely happy

in that garden of flowers, wandering happily from spot to spot. She could

recognize each vine and plant by touching them.  

Helen was a prodigy child since her early childhood!

However, the challenges she faced were quite arduous---as if Nature had planned

a special obstacle course for her to help her bring her best out! After being

rendered blind and disabled in hearing and speaking, Helen's frustration to

learn more and more about life mounted very high. Her hearing disability

combined with visual disability made the teaching and learning more

challenging. Helen was a very industrious girl; she always did her best to

learn. She had such a natural, innate passion for learning which always

motivated her. Manual alphabet, reading, arithmetic, etc., all were formidable

challenges for her initially, but Helen overcame them. The most arduous of all

of them was learning to speak. Learning to speak is almost an impossible task

for those who  have hearing disability. So Helen had to work very hard.

She had to repeat each word and sentence many times for the right tone and

pronunciation. She practiced untiringly. At times she became discouraged and

weary too, but she never gave up. She faced all the difficulties courageously.

Her courage and perseverance are source of inspiration for all mankind