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Main events in each chapter from the story of my life by helen keller

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Chapter 9

Narrator visits Boston

She visits Perkins Institution

She repents for Nancy the Rag doll

Spends time with blind children

Visits Bunker Hills

Visits Plymouth

Saddened by the truth of pilgrims

She meets Mr. Endicott

Fond memories of meeting


Chapter 10

Narrator Spends her vacations in Brewster.

Her first visit to Ocean

She describes her journey as terrifying , thrilling and she is fascinated

Feels happy that crab returned to Ocean


Chapter 11

Narrator spends time with her Family.

She experiences Nature's beauty

Visitors to fern Quarry

Hunters

Preparations for deer hunting

Nothing hunted

pony ride

Crosses the gorge on a trestle

Nightmarish experience with train passing overhead

escapes unhurt

Reaches her home


Chapter 12

The Narrator visits New England

She sees frozen lakes , feels fascinated

Sees Vast snowfields

She gets terrified by snowstorm

Favourite sport , tobogganing on the frozen lake


Enjoys it


Chapter 13

Narrator learns to speak in year 1980.

Dissatisfied with her method of communication

Hears about Ragnhild Kaata

Sarah Fuller teaches her

Miss Sullivan's efforts

Use of Manual alphabet

Her family greets her warmly in Tuscumbia

proud of her success in speaking



Chapter 1

Story written by narrator sent to Mr. Anagnos is cause of all trouble

Has similarities to 'The frost fairies ' written by miss Canby

Feels bitter , injustice done to her

Miss Sullivan Investigates

The Narrator offers justification

Court of investigation holds her guilty

Anagnis reacts to this statement

The Narrator is Pained



Chapter 15

The Narrator spends summer and winter in Alabama

Now careful about what she writes

Visits Washington, Niagara Falls and World's fair

Meets Dr. Alexander Graham Bell

Midway Plaisance visit

Long leap in knowledge for the narrator


Chapter 16

The Narrator reads the history of Greece , Rome , and US

Spends time in speech improvement

Learns Latin from Mr. Irons

Finds Latin very Interesting


Chapter 17

The Narrator goes to Wright Humason School

Attends meeting to promote teaching of speech to the deaf

Studies German , French , Arithmetic , physical geography

Becomes depressed at times

Sails on Hudson river

Death of John Spaulding


Chapter 18

The narrator enters Cambridge School

Studies English Literature, French , German , Arithmetic , Latin

Drawbacks to progress

Lack of embossed textbooks

Finger Alphabet

Mr Gilman

Mildred allowed to study

Tough examination system

Passes in German language and all other subjects


Chapter 19

Second year at German's School

Faces problem in Algebra , Geometry

Unembossed books arrived

The narrator and Mildred withdraw from School

Study under Mr. Keith , a tutor

Preparations for Radcliffe College

Appears for final exams to enter Radcliffe

Difficulty in Algebra , Geometry

Clears Examinations



Chapter 20

Narrator studies for one more year under Mr Keith

Days at Radcliffe

Disappointed with college atmosphere

Strange situation in class room

Uses Hammond typewriter

Lack of books for the Blind

Studies Bible

Studies economics and English literature

Fear of Exams

Learns many things at Radcliffe

Importance of knowledge


Chapter 21

Narrator explains value of books

Little lord Fauntleroy

Books she loved to read

Fascinated by Geek Literature

Interest in Bible

Fascinated by Shakespeare's plays

admires beauty in French and German Literature

Excessive love for literature


Chapter 22

Enjoys reading

Loves walk in countryside

rowing , canoeing in a moonlight sky

Sailing is her favourite sport

caught in a gale in the sea, miraculous escape

visits red farm

Tree friends at Wrentham

Fascinated by natural beauty

Fond of dogs

Likes chess

Likes to visit museums

Encounter with Elsie Leslie , the child actress

Overcomes loneliness by having hope



Chapter 23

The narrator recollects about people and incidents that catered to her happiness

Experience with handshakes

Friendship with Bishop Brooks , teachings of Bible

Meets Dr. Holmes

Meets John J.Whittier

Meets Dr. Hale

Remember her association with Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, great inventor

Meets Mr. Hutton

Meets Mark Twain , many great personalities

Great friend of hers

Says that friends had made her story of life

She is greatly indebted to them.
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