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THE STORY OF
MY LIFE
HELEN KELLER
Helen Keller
The best and most beautiful things in the world
cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt
with the heart.
- SWASTIK GARG
X - B
•According to Helen, writing autobiography is difficult task as
many important memories gets adulterated with fancy.
•Helen was born on 27th June, 1880 in Tuscumbia, a little
town of northern Alabama.
• Her father, Arthur H. Keller was a captain in the Confederate
Army and mother was Kate Adams.
• She was born and raise just like normal child until a mysterious
disease take away her eyesight and her hearing ability.
• After illness, Helen started using crude signs to
communicate.
• She became friend with a little coloured girl Martha
Washington, the daughter of her cook.
•Her family which consists of her father, mother, two older
half-brothers and later a little sister.
•She was jealous of her little sister, Mildred as she felt that
her sister get all attention of her mother.
• As Helen desire to express herself grew, she felt herself helpless
and miserable which also made her parents confused.
• There was no school for the blind or the deaf in Tuscumbia
where they lived.
• Her Father took her to Baltimore and met Dr. Chisholm, a
Famous eye surgeon but he did no good to her and
advised them to consult Dr. Alexander Graham Bell.
• Dr. Bell advised her father to write a letter to Mr. Anagnos,
Director of the Perkins Institute.
•Miss Sullivan arrived at Keller family’s house on the third
March of 1887 when Helen was just six years and nine
months old.
•Miss Sullivan gave a doll to Helen which was gift from the
little blind students of the Perkins Institute.
• Miss Sullivan taught her to spell many words such as doll,
pin, hat etc. and explained the difference between mug and
water words.
 Helen continued her exploration with her hands and start
Increasing knowledge day by day.
 She learnt about the working of nature and experienced its
beauty on banks of the Tennessee River with her teacher.
 One day, Helen and her teacher decided to do lunch under tree. Her
teacher went to fetch the lunch and helped Helen in climbing the tree.
 But weather changed suddenly and thunderstorm appeared.
She feared but soon teacher came and helped her in getting down.
 By this incident, she understood that nature is also destructive.
 Despite learning language is difficult task for deaf and
blind, Helen learnt many words and broadened her are of
enquiry.
 Miss Sullivan tried to explain the meaning of love to her
but she fail to understand.
• Miss Sullivan made Helen understood the word ‘think’ and
Later also explained about love.
• Miss Sullivan encouraged her to participate in the
conversation and provided various support in doing this.
• After Helen spelled few words, her teacher given slips of
cardboard with raised letters to her and later, she learnt
to read a book named ‘Reader for beginners’.
• Miss Sullivan taught her all the concepts of geography,
arithmetic, botany and zoology in playful ways.
• She learned about the various prehistoric creatures
Through fossils and also about marine animals.
CHAPTER - 13

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Helen keller

  • 1. THE STORY OF MY LIFE HELEN KELLER
  • 2. Helen Keller The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
  • 4. •According to Helen, writing autobiography is difficult task as many important memories gets adulterated with fancy. •Helen was born on 27th June, 1880 in Tuscumbia, a little town of northern Alabama. • Her father, Arthur H. Keller was a captain in the Confederate Army and mother was Kate Adams. • She was born and raise just like normal child until a mysterious disease take away her eyesight and her hearing ability.
  • 5. • After illness, Helen started using crude signs to communicate. • She became friend with a little coloured girl Martha Washington, the daughter of her cook. •Her family which consists of her father, mother, two older half-brothers and later a little sister. •She was jealous of her little sister, Mildred as she felt that her sister get all attention of her mother.
  • 6. • As Helen desire to express herself grew, she felt herself helpless and miserable which also made her parents confused. • There was no school for the blind or the deaf in Tuscumbia where they lived. • Her Father took her to Baltimore and met Dr. Chisholm, a Famous eye surgeon but he did no good to her and advised them to consult Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. • Dr. Bell advised her father to write a letter to Mr. Anagnos, Director of the Perkins Institute.
  • 7. •Miss Sullivan arrived at Keller family’s house on the third March of 1887 when Helen was just six years and nine months old. •Miss Sullivan gave a doll to Helen which was gift from the little blind students of the Perkins Institute. • Miss Sullivan taught her to spell many words such as doll, pin, hat etc. and explained the difference between mug and water words.
  • 8.  Helen continued her exploration with her hands and start Increasing knowledge day by day.  She learnt about the working of nature and experienced its beauty on banks of the Tennessee River with her teacher.  One day, Helen and her teacher decided to do lunch under tree. Her teacher went to fetch the lunch and helped Helen in climbing the tree.  But weather changed suddenly and thunderstorm appeared. She feared but soon teacher came and helped her in getting down.  By this incident, she understood that nature is also destructive.
  • 9.  Despite learning language is difficult task for deaf and blind, Helen learnt many words and broadened her are of enquiry.  Miss Sullivan tried to explain the meaning of love to her but she fail to understand. • Miss Sullivan made Helen understood the word ‘think’ and Later also explained about love. • Miss Sullivan encouraged her to participate in the conversation and provided various support in doing this.
  • 10. • After Helen spelled few words, her teacher given slips of cardboard with raised letters to her and later, she learnt to read a book named ‘Reader for beginners’. • Miss Sullivan taught her all the concepts of geography, arithmetic, botany and zoology in playful ways. • She learned about the various prehistoric creatures Through fossils and also about marine animals.
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