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what is the short Theme of helen keller's story of my life

Answer 1

The theme of The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is the power of perseverance to overcome great obstacles. Keller is struck with an illness when she is a very young child that makes her blind and deaf, and she exists in a world of confusion. She can not communicate with others but wants desperately to make herself understood and to understand others. She writes of this time, "At times that I kicked and screamed until I was exhausted." Keller, with the help of her teacher, Anne Sullivan, goes on from this state of frustration to learn to write, read, and speak with sign language and Braille. Through endless hours of hard work, she also attends Radcliffe, the sister school of Harvard. In her studies, she has to apply herself with much more dedication than other students, but she does so and triumphs as a result. 

Another theme of this book is the power of the right kind of education. As Keller writes, "It was my teacher's genius, her quick sympathy, her loving tact which made the first years of my education so beautiful." Through the power of perseverance and through the thoughtful and enlightened education of her teacher, Anne Sullivan, who was trained to work with blind children, Keller blossoms. Sullivan uses the natural world and objects that are dear to Keller, such as her doll, to teach her the names of objects and then to teach her to read. As Keller writes about her early education in the outdoors, "The loveliness of things taught me all their use." Anne Sullivan knows what will motivate Keller, and she uses her gifts as a teacher to teach Keller and enable her to go on to great achievements. 

Answer 2

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The Story of my Life by Helen Keller

The Story of my Life by Helen Keller is an autobiography that narrates how she was struck with an illness and became blind and deaf while she was a very young child. She tells of her experiences as she adjusts to the dark world as a blind and deaf person. Helen describes her earliest memories of sights and sounds and her memory of contracting the illness that resulted in her deafness and blindness.

The Story of My Life is the story about the power of perseverance to overcome great obstacles. Helen Keller exists in a world of confusion. Keller describes her enthusiasm for reading and learning. She learned from Anne Sullivan how to read and write in Braille. She went on to acquire an excellent education. She became an inspiration and a positive influence on how society treat the blind and deaf.