Question

summary of chapter 22 The Story of My Life Helen Keller

Answer 1

Analysis

Helen writes that she hopes her readers don’t think that reading is the only pleasure she has in life, and insists that the amusements she enjoys are “many and varied.” She refers to her love of nature, the country, and outdoor sports; as a girl, she loved swimming, and now when she is in Wrentham, Massachusetts, she “almost live[s]” in her boat. She takes great pleasure in taking her friends out rowing, though she must rely on others to steer the rudder while she rows with the oars. She feels exhilarated when rowing, enjoying the “imperious surge of the water” and the way the boat becomes “obedient to [her] will and muscle