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The Story Of My Life
by Helen keller
Description:
An American classic rediscovered by each generation, The Story of My Life is Helen Keller’s account of her triumph over deafness and blindness. 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. This bookpublished when Keller was only twenty-twoportrays the wild child who is locked in the dark and silent prison of her own body. 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. 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.
About The Author
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. The story of how Keller’s teacher, Anne Sullivan, broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language, allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate, has become widely known through the dramatic depictions of the play and film The Miracle Worker. Her birthplace in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, is now a museum and sponsors an annual “Helen Keller Day”. Her birthday on June 27 is commemorated as Helen Keller Day in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and was authorized at the federal level by presidential proclamation by President Jimmy Carter in 1980, the 100th anniversary of her birth.
A prolific author, Keller was well-traveled and outspoken in her convictions. A member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World, she campaigned for women’s suffrage, labor rights, socialism, antimilitarism, and other similar causes. She was inducted into the Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame in 1971 and was one of twelve inaugural inductees to the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame on June 8, 2015.
Skryf Review
“Amazing Book”
Naman
I have always held Helen Keller in high regard. How can you not, really? She is a remarkable woman. I did a report on her in grade school, and though I forgot many facts of her life over the years, what I learned of her perseverance and strength of spirit left a lasting impression on me.Perhaps what I found most remarkable was Helen’s incredible sense of awe and wonder for the world — at times her joy for life seemed to exude from the pages. Though she admits moments of extreme isolation and sadness, she writes, “Is it not true then, that my life, with all its limitations, touches at many points the light of the world beautiful? Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.” And later, “I try to make the light in others’ eyes my sun, the music in others’ ears my symphony, the smile on others’ lips my happiness.”This is ultimately a story of her life (as it is appropriately titled), so those looking purely for a book on what it is like to be deaf and blind may be disappointed. But after all, that is truly Helen’s legacy — that she led such a rich life despite being blind and deaf.
Jasmine
I remember stumbling upon this book when I was reading the “www” trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer. The protagonist is blind and Helen Keller is an inspirational figure to her. At the time, I check “The Story of my Life” at the library and read the few first pages. I liked it. I really need to find time to read it all!
Havisha
I always had an interest in Helen Keller. When I was young my parents nicknamed me Helen Keller, because I would go around to everyone’s plates and demand food. I wouldn’t eat off my plate, but I would gobble off others without remorse. I would still have this habit of munching off people’s delectable morsels if I wasn’t humiliated in High School. It was just second nature to me that I didn’t even notice that I would grab a chip here and there. Helen Keller was introduced to me when I was very young, and I introduced her to my daughter. I somehow got my daughter into Brad Meltzer’s children books, Ordinary People Change the World. They are biographical picture books. The first one I brought home was about Martin Luther King Jr, and she loved it. The second was Helen Keller, which my husband and I read almost everyday. They are really cute and in comic book form. Since reading about Helen Keller to my daughter I wanted to read her biography, The Story of My Life.
Helly
Helen Keller leaves me inspired. Her thoughts are beautiful. For someone without sight, she had vision. As an abled body we take advantage of our surroundings. Sadly, most of us are on our phones all day. Today, I left my phone in the car to get some coffee from Starbucks after a dreaded day of grocery shopping. It felt so good to be detached. I honestly hate being on my phone, but it is also second nature to me now that I don’t realize it. I saw everyone looking down at their phone, not looking at the barista, not seeing their world around them. Made me feel sad, especially after finishing the biography part of the book. She imagined a beautiful world. She could see the trees and the grass. She noticed the world around her. I feel like I should go in my front yard (not the backyard. I have dogs) and just stare at the world. Memorize the bark off the tree. Look at the lines of the petals and leaves like I use too. Just to be grateful of the world. Lastly, after reading this she makes you want to go do something with your life. She did all these amazing things, and I think what is really stopping me from doing something I want to do. There will always be challenges, but you can find a way around it if you really want it. Don’t let anything stop you from doing something you want to do. I know it is hard, and you might face enormous challenges, but YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. That is what I learned from Helen Keller.
Anupama
Well! I had an project of english on review of “the story of my life” just before i was thinking oh! Such a boring novel because i was not having an idea but i don’t know how but the way i started reading ,my eyes filled with tears because i have a elder sister who is deaf , i can understand how ridiculous how tough the life is when you are not even able to listen . And so, i so damn love this novel , 🙂