what is the theme of the story of my life
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Helen Keller is a revered figure in American popular culture. Struck deaf and blind by illness at the age of 18 months, she still managed to get education and become a writer and activist. This book has become one of the greatest American autobiographies, since it is the inspiring story of a courageous individual who overcame tremendous odds.
Rendered blind, deaf and almost mute, Helen struggled hard to breakthrough this silent annd dark prison that engulfed her. Her teacher, Miss Sullivan provided her the impetus. She devised innovative instructional methods but it was Helen who had to struggle and respond. Her relentless struggle to spell, understand abstract concepts, to read and speak is beyond the capability of any normal human being. Her college examinations, the fear of lagging behind, her complex thought process to understand problems of geometry and algebra deserve great appreciation. Helen learned many languages like French, German, tried to decipher many Braille system and finally after a relentless struggle managed to graduate with honours from Radcliffe College. The catalogue of her achievements is long- she authored various books, articles, became an activist and socialist.
With her impressive body of work, her ability to overcome insurmountable barriers of deafness and blindness. Helen has become a role-model for many generations to come. She has become an icon of preservance, respected alike by leaders, historians and activists. Helen is regarded as a heroic figure who underwent extreme hardship to accomplish goals, both personal and public.
"The story of my life" seems a model for what the physically disabled can accomplish and also changed the mindset of people who assumed that physically disabled are also mentally disabled. Helen's autobiography teaches us to locus on our abilities rather than our deprivations.
Rendered blind, deaf and almost mute, Helen struggled hard to breakthrough this silent annd dark prison that engulfed her. Her teacher, Miss Sullivan provided her the impetus. She devised innovative instructional methods but it was Helen who had to struggle and respond. Her relentless struggle to spell, understand abstract concepts, to read and speak is beyond the capability of any normal human being. Her college examinations, the fear of lagging behind, her complex thought process to understand problems of geometry and algebra deserve great appreciation. Helen learned many languages like French, German, tried to decipher many Braille system and finally after a relentless struggle managed to graduate with honours from Radcliffe College. The catalogue of her achievements is long- she authored various books, articles, became an activist and socialist.
With her impressive body of work, her ability to overcome insurmountable barriers of deafness and blindness. Helen has become a role-model for many generations to come. She has become an icon of preservance, respected alike by leaders, historians and activists. Helen is regarded as a heroic figure who underwent extreme hardship to accomplish goals, both personal and public.
"The story of my life" seems a model for what the physically disabled can accomplish and also changed the mindset of people who assumed that physically disabled are also mentally disabled. Helen's autobiography teaches us to locus on our abilities rather than our deprivations.
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