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The Two Autobiographies: "The Story of My Life" by Helen Keller the Adult/"My Story" by Helen Keller the Child (Age 12)
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Helen Keller
Helen Keller’s well-known autobiography, the story of her life up to age 21, portions of which were adapted for the play and movie “The Miracle Worker,” was written while she was in college and published in 1903. It is Part I of a three-part publication, with Part II containing letters written by Helen Keller and Part III containing a supplementary account of her education
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Despite the challenges Helen Keller faced, her approach to these challenges and to life is positive, realistic, determined, and grateful. These feelings come across as she shares her experiences, so reading this book felt "calm," rather than distressing, even when she is describing very difficult situations.
The one aspect of the book that disappointed me just a bit was that this seemed to be more of a summary of her education, rather than a 'typical' autobiography. As interesting her education o ...more
The one aspect of the book that disappointed me just a bit was that this seemed to be more of a summary of her education, rather than a 'typical' autobiography. As interesting her education o ...more
i am sure it is probably blasphemous or sacrilegious, but i did not like this book, it was a struggle to get through - her autobiography as well as the letters section and the end where they put in many letters from "teacher" ugh
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Helen Keller would not be bound by conditions. Rendered deaf and blind at 19 months by scarlet fever, she learned to read (in several languages) and even speak, eventually graduating with honors from Radcliffe College in 1904, where as a student she wrote
The Story of My Life
. That she accomplished all of this in an age when few women attended college and the disabled were often relegated to the b
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