Summary of Helen Keller chapter 22 and23
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In this chapter Helen talks about her love for country side and outdoor sports. She talks about the sport activities such as boating, swimming, etc. she had learnt at early age. She beautifully describes one of her rowing experiences. She also tells the readers about her tree-friends in Wrentham. She particularly talks about her oak tree-friend. She also tells the difference between walking in city streets and in the countryside. according to Helen country side is far more beautiful and conducive to the proper growth of mind and body. Helen also talks about her dog-friends. Helen shares with the readers the fun she would have, particularly on rainy days. She preferred knitting, playing chess or checkers with friends. Next Helen shares with the readers her love for museums, art stores, and theater. She love meeting actors and actresses. She tells us about her meeting with Miss Ellen Terry and Sir Henry.
Chapter 23
In the last chapter of the novel Helen thanks the most important people in her life; these people really helped and inspired Helen to move ahead in life and overcome her disabilities. She thanks Bishop Brooks for his spiritual lessons, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes for teaching her how to appreciate poetry and mankind, John Whitter for his politeness, Dr. Graham Bell for his scientific genius and love for children, Mr. and Mrs. Hutton for introducing her to many writers and authors, and so many other people who made her life full of light in spite of the darkness in it.
Chapter 22
Books and reading were not the only things that Helen enjoyed. When Helen was not reading, she enjoyed outdoor activities. She liked swimming, canoeing, and sailing. She also loved trees and used to feel close to them so much so that she believed she could hear their sap flow and see the sun shining on the leaves. Helen felt that each one of us had the ability to understand the impressions and the emotions experienced by mankind from the beginning. Blindness or deafness could not rob us of our memory in the subconscious about the green earth. This, she termed as the sixth sense which can see, feel and hear.
Chapter 23
In the last chapter, Helen thanks the ones who have helped her throughout her life. She uses kind words to praise them. She also expresses her disdain for the newspaper reporters whom she calls “stupid and curious”. They were extremely unkind to her. She speaks about her understanding of religion and equates God with love. She credits Bishop Brooks for helping her grow spiritually.