Question

write a brief character sketch of doctor Alexander Graham Bell. (CLASS 10 HELLEN KELLER)

Answer 1

Helen’s association with Dr. Alexander Graham Bell was at the age of six in Washington in the year 1886.It was on the advice of Dr. Bell Helen’s parents  sent her to speech classes at the Horace Mann School for the Deaf in Boston which  proved to be the foundation of Helens education and life. In fact, Helen has dedicated her autobiography The Story of My Life to Dr. Bell, an inventor and a teacher of the deaf. Helen was greatly fascinated with the sympathetic and tender nature  of Dr.Bell and visited him at his home and laboratory. It was on his suggestion that Helens father wrote to Mr. Anagnos and subsequently found Miss Sullivan as a teacher. Dr. Bell accompanied Helen and Miss Sullivan on their visit to the Worlds Fair in 1893. Dr. Bell who is a wonderful and patient teacher could instill enthusiasm  in his students with his delightful explanations. Helen notes that Dr. Bell was a humourous person and a poet with unlimited love for children, especially for the deaf. Alexander Graham Bell and Helen Keller got along very well and remained  good friends.

Answer 2

Alexander Graham Bell was a person of great wisdom and kindness. He understood Helen's likes and dislikes and stayed by her side in all tough situations. Bell advised Helen's parents to send her to attend speech classes at the Horace Mann School for the Deaf in Boston. And his advice had definitely given the fruit of a strong base to Helen in her career. Again it was on Dr.Bell's advice that Helen's father wrote Mr.Anagnos and found Miss Anne Sullivan, a dedicated, understanding and caring teacher, to teach Helen. One of the most memorable times of Helen's life has always been the World Fair. Helen had learnt many things in this fair, thanks to Dr.Bell. He patiently taught the working of every single exhibit and helped in developing Helen's interest towards machines and technology. This was especially in the case of him explaining the way in which diamonds are mined to Helen. Helen notes that Dr.Bell was a humorous person and a poet with an unlimited love for children, especially for the deaf. No wonder Helen has dedicated her book to Dr.Alexander Graham Bell. The dedication reads, "TO ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL; Who has taught the deaf to speak and enabled the listening ear to hear speech from the Atlantic to the Rockies, I DEDICATE This Story of My Life."