Question

What type of child was helen before meeting anne sullivan ?

Answer 1

Before the advent of Miss Sullivan into Helen's life, the latter was obdurately naughty. Nobody could stop her from the naughtiness she set her mind upon. Once, Helen and Martha were seated on the veranda steps one hot July afternoon. They were playing cutting paper dolls. Soon they got tired, and started cutting everything they found around them; Helen's attention caught Martha's corkscrew hair, Helen took her hair in her hands, and in spite of objections from Martha, she cut her hair. Helen's hair was going to be cut by Martha, but soon her mother saved her. Helen as a child was very mischievous and often indulged in playing pranks and acts of carelessness. Once she spilled water on her apron, and she spread it out to dry before the fire. She wanted it to dry fast; so she drew nearer and threw it over the hot ashes. The flames encircled her, her clothes caught fire. Her screams were heard by her nurse, Viny, who saved her. In an another incident, locked her mother in the pantry. She had to remain locked their for hours before the servants unlocked the door. There are many other similar pranks that Helen played.