Question

What kind of child was helen keller before illness

Answer 1

Before her illness Helen Keller was a precocious and active toddler. 

From a young age, Helen Keller showed signs of intelligence and spunk.  She says that as the firstborn, “I came, I saw, I conquered.”  Even as a very young baby, she was intelligent and dominating. 

I am told that while I was still in long dresses I showed many signs of an eager, self-asserting disposition. Everything that I saw other people do I insisted upon imitating. At six months I could pipe out "How d'ye," and one day I attracted every one's attention by saying "Tea, tea, tea" quite plainly. (Ch. 1) 

Little Helen was obviously very smart.  The fact that she was able to learn language so young turned out to be both helpful and harmful.  She knew some words, but she also maintained the babyish ones like “wah-wah” until she had Anne Sullivan to teach her the correct ones.  

She walked at a year old.  Helen’s illness would hit before she was two. 

Then, in the dreary month of February, came the illness which closed my eyes and ears and plunged me into the unconsciousness of a new-born baby. They called it acute congestion of the stomach and brain. The doctor thought I could not live. (Ch. 1) 

Answer 2

she was a talented and extra ordinary girl before the accident in her life. she was the only child of the family so her parents and family like her too much. she loves natural things, wanted to go on toor in greek history place but after her accident she she became a deafy, blind girl, to whom very hard to be taught. But the greatest person of her life, her teacher miss. sulivan prepared her for study and her for the big achievements in helen's life