What had changed in helen's life and how did this affect her attitude to life?
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For the first 18 months of her life Helen Keller was a normal infant who cooed and cried, learned to recognize the voices of her father and mother and took joy in looking at their faces and at objects about her home. "Then," as she recalled later, "came the illness which closed my eyes and ears and plunged me into the unconsciousness of a newborn baby."
The illness, perhaps scarlet fever, vanished as quickly as it struck, but it erased not only the child's vision and hearing but also, as a result, her powers of articulate speech.
Her life thereafter, as a girl and as a woman, became a triumph over crushing adversity and shattering affliction. In time, Miss Keller learned to circumvent her blindness, deafness and muteness; she could "see" and "hear" with exceptional acuity; she even learned to talk passably and to dance in time to a fox trot or a waltz. Her remarkable mind unfolded, and she was in and of the world, a full and happy participant in life.
What set Miss Keller apart was that no similarly affected person before had done more than acquire the simplest skills.
But she was graduated from Radcliffe; she became an artful and subtle writer; she led a vigorous life; she developed into a crusading humanitarian who espoused Socialism; and she energized movements that revolutionized help for the blind and the deaf.
The illness, perhaps scarlet fever, vanished as quickly as it struck, but it erased not only the child's vision and hearing but also, as a result, her powers of articulate speech.
Her life thereafter, as a girl and as a woman, became a triumph over crushing adversity and shattering affliction. In time, Miss Keller learned to circumvent her blindness, deafness and muteness; she could "see" and "hear" with exceptional acuity; she even learned to talk passably and to dance in time to a fox trot or a waltz. Her remarkable mind unfolded, and she was in and of the world, a full and happy participant in life.
What set Miss Keller apart was that no similarly affected person before had done more than acquire the simplest skills.
But she was graduated from Radcliffe; she became an artful and subtle writer; she led a vigorous life; she developed into a crusading humanitarian who espoused Socialism; and she energized movements that revolutionized help for the blind and the deaf.
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Helen's parents thought a trip to Baltimore to see a prominent oculist would be the answer to their daughter's problems. After examining Helen's eyes, Dr. Chisholm delivered disappointing news: he could not help her eyesight. He did, however, give them information that would start a chain of events. This chain of events led Mr. and Mrs. Keller to hire Miss Annie Sullivan, the woman who became Helen's teacher.
Dr. Chisholm told Mr. and Mrs. Keller that Helen "could be educated, and advised [her] father to consult Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, of Washington, who would be able to give him information about schools and teachers of deaf or blind children" (Chapter III). They visited Dr. Bell, and he referred them to Mr. Anagnos of the Perkins Institution. This was a school for the blind located in Boston. They wrote to Mr. Anagnos, and he found Miss Sullivan to be Helen's teacher. Miss Sullivan taught Helen how to communicate, which changed her life. She remained Helen's teacher and companion for decades.
Dr. Chisholm told Mr. and Mrs. Keller that Helen "could be educated, and advised [her] father to consult Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, of Washington, who would be able to give him information about schools and teachers of deaf or blind children" (Chapter III). They visited Dr. Bell, and he referred them to Mr. Anagnos of the Perkins Institution. This was a school for the blind located in Boston. They wrote to Mr. Anagnos, and he found Miss Sullivan to be Helen's teacher. Miss Sullivan taught Helen how to communicate, which changed her life. She remained Helen's teacher and companion for decades.
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