She had to break down and really think about how kids normally learn language and translate it into the senses that Helen had access to. The pedagogy behind how Annie taught language to someone who couldn’t hear or see was fascinating.
Her teacher, Annie Sullivan, used a method of teaching with Helen that had never been done before. How she was able to learn language was very interesting to read about since she was old to enough to remember the experience of understanding words for the first time. Helen Keller’s story of learning was very touching to me since it similar to the experience that the boy I knew had. I still remember the first time he was able to tell me a story. When the boy I babysat went to school and learned more complex sign language, he lit up. There were times when I asked every question I could think of and he would break down in tears of frustration – just like Helen Keller described. He could answer yes or no to my questions by shaking or nodding his head. In college, I babysat a 5 year old boy who couldn’t talk because he had cerebral palsy. Since Helen was deaf and blind, she would go into a rage after being so frustrated that no one could understand her. It was sad and humbling to hear Helen describe how desperate she was to communicate with people.
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is a beautiful memoir about the power of love, language, and learning. From the moment Keller recognizes the word “water” when her teacher finger-spells the letters, we share her triumph as “that living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free!” An unparalleled chronicle of courage, The Story of My Life remains startlingly fresh and vital more than a century after its first publication, a timeless testament to an indomitable will. With an extraordinary immediacy, Keller reveals her frustrations and rage, and takes the reader on the unforgettable journey of her education and breakthroughs into the world of communication. This book–published when Keller was only twenty-two–portrays the wild child who is locked in the dark and silent prison of her own body. Popularized by the stage play and movie The Miracle Worker, Keller’s story has become a symbol of hope for people all over the world. An American classic rediscovered by each generation, The Story of My Life is Helen Keller’s account of her triumph over deafness and blindness.
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