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Character sketch of helen jeller

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 Helen Keller was born in Alabama on June 27,1880.When she was just nineteen months old she suffered a serious illness due to which she completely lost her sense of hearing as well as sight. Initially she devised gestures to make herself understood and was quite independent. She would do all the daily chores and be the active member of the family. But then over the years she got frustrated and hostile. Her parents realized that she needed a special teacher and when she was six years old a teacher by the name Anne Sullivan was appointed with the help of Alexander Graham Bell.3. She is considered as one of the heroic figures who had overcome extreme hardship in order to achieve her life time goals and aims of life. Though she found herself completely drowned is silence and darkness she began to learn to read and write mainly due to her persistence and perseverance. Not to mention the support of her teacher and the parents. She always craved to communicate with the world around and get connected to them. She loved the outdoors and longed to experience it. By the brilliant use of words and concepts she could not only understand the physical world but also the world of concepts, ideas and emotions. This ability to communicate made her pursue her career as a lecturer and writer.4. Miss Anne Mansfield Sullivan had the greatest influence on the life, character and achievements of Helen Keller. She gave a new direction, meaning and purpose to Helen's dark life. Miss Sullivan inherited all those traits and characteristics that go in making a perfect teacher. She was a picture of tireless patience . It was her constant encouragement, help and guidance that made Helen Keller first deaf and blind in the world to earn a bachelor degree. It was Graham Bell who advised the parents of Helen Keller to contact the Perkins Institute for the Blind. The director, Mr. Anagnos asked a former student of Miss Anne Sullivan to become Keller's instructor. Miss Sullivan was herself a visually impaired 20 year old lady. It was he beginning of a 49-year-long relationship. The relationship evolved into Miss Sullivan becoming Helen's governess and then eventful companion5. Anne Sullivan arrived at Keller's house in March 1887. She immediately began to teach Helen to communicate by spelling words into her hand, beginning with "d-o-l-l" for the doll. It was Miss Sullivan who unfolded and developed Helen's skills and possibilities. It was Sullivan's genius as a teacher, her sympathy and loving tact which made learning so beautiful and interesting for Helen Keller. She felt that her being was inseparable from her student. All that was the best in Helen Keller had been awakened by the loving touch of Miss Sullivan. Anne Sullivan stayed as a companion to Helen Keller long after she taught her. Anne Sullivan married John Macy in 1905. She remained a s a constant companion to Helen Keller till she died in 1936.6. Mr. Michael Anagnos was the director of the Perkins institution for the blind in Boston. He was the one who had found out miss Sullivan as a teacher and a companion for Helen. After Helen joined the institution, Mr. Anagnos became a good friend of hers. Helen dedicated the things she wrote to him during those years but after the publishing of " the frost king", Anagnos blamed Helen for plagiarism and terminated their friendship7. even though he had known Helen for years, he misunderstood her. After the publishing of The Story of My Life, Mr. Anagnos wrote to the editor that he had supported Helen during her investigation and trials. but their friendship was never restored.8. Alexander graham bell was a scientist, inventor and a very close friend of Helen. He was a philanthropist and was always eager to help the deaf and blind. He was the one who guided Helens parents and told them about Perkins institute for the blind. He was a kind hearted person and guided Helen during her tough times. Even when she couldn't understand language9. Dr. Alexander made her very comfortable around him. He became her tour guide in the world fair. He gave her a lot of knowledge. Helen had very fond memories of him. He is the kind of friend one should have in their life.