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ie. Bette aie! ini srtad ne Ay mer tt), 444A INTRODUCTION ea tit ahs, This essay was written by Patrick Pringl, graphic account of one of the most reriiarkable women the world has’ éve, ‘Helen Keller. She was dub and blind. In spite of her physical challenge She learns, , to speak and write. ee, __ Helen Adams Keller was one of the mpst remarkable women the world has ever, Seen, She was born on 27th June 1880, -. Tuscumbia, a small town in Northern, Alabama. She was a normal child upto 19 months and was active, vigorous and self, assertive. Stricken with fever she became so ill that the doctors thought she would, ) f both hearing, , die. Instead, she recovered but the illness had deprived her for ever ©, unication with others was, , ‘and sight. She was also dumb. Her only method: of comm itl 3, ‘by touch, Frustrated byhet inability to speak, she gave way to uncontrollable fits of, screaming. Her parents made no attempt to control her, because they loved her, , wit? ESO, , e. In this essay Patricle'Pringle gives, as’ éver seen is, , , , profoundly., , 4.4.2 OBJECTIVES, " ' This essay introduces us to the most remarkable women of the., Keller. It motivates the learner’s by throwing light on her physical problems and, , hhow she over come there physical challenges and became famous. se:, , 4.4.3 CONTENTS, Miss Sulivan's efforts to transform the life of Helen Killer, Helen's mother had read Charles Dickens' American Notes- and vaguely, , ‘remembered the account of the education of a blind and deaf girl by Dr. Howe. But, Dr. Howe had died four years before Helen was born. Helen's parents wete informed, that Dr. Howe's work was being carried on in the Perkins institution by his son-injaw. They contacted Perkins institution and the director of the’ ‘institution, ‘recommended Anne Sullivan who was to be Helen's inseparable companion for the, , ‘next half century. Miss Sullivan was also blind for. sometime and her eyesight was, , . educated at Perkins instituti ne trai, partially restored She was . ‘eiition aid then trained ~, , teach the blind. my, Miss Sullivan offered a doll to Helen and spelt into her hand the letter d-o-1-1, , in the deaf and dumb alphabet. The child's attention was arrested by this, unfamiliar manoeuvres and she tried to imitate the finger motion. It was a, ‘Herculean task for Miss Sullivan to teach the child, because she could not control, or discipline the imeptuous temper of Helen. She did not want to use force. The, child was taken to a lonely cottage and Sullivan taught her more words. The, teacher took her to a water pump and made Helen hold the mug while she pumped, , water. As the water flowed over the mug and over the child's right hand she spelt, 3 the mug and stood as one transfixed. The child, , water into her hand. Helen dropped, was inexpressibly happy because the mystery of language was revealed to her., , world Helen, , Scanned by TapScanner

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hin i a ar of language., Sullivan did not teach the girl the rules and definitions Soot ot Wea Sullivan, She made the child learn by imitation. The important fe ?, , Visited a, - appointed Miss Sulivan to teach her. Perkins Institution Es, at pay, on 1 to Helen and spelt ; ae, | © Miss Sulivan offered a dol spelt into her h ie, ~ 1 in the deaf and dump alphabet. ond the letter dGam, , Ge ae, , , , , , , 170, | hat was to learnt, method was that the student not the teacher should o He e encouraged ar 27, Miss Sullivan was of the opinion that children's curiosity . rkin's institution. Helen q, exploited. She sent regular reports on Helen's progress to “-., was taken to various places and introduced to different peopie, Helen's attempt to learn to speak : a, Helen came to know of a blind and deaf Norwegian girl who had been taught to 4, , talk. Helen quickly spelt into the hands of her teacher ‘I want - cree a, Sullivan took her to Miss Fuller the Principal of a school meant for deaf and dumb, ~, , _ Miss Sarah Fuller, the principal of the Horace Mann School for the Deaf agreed to, , teach Helen herself. She took Helen's hand and made her feel the position of her, tongue and lips each time she made a different sound and then told Helen to try to, imitate her. With unremitting efforts Helen continued her lessons in articulation,, She repeated words and sentences for hours using her fingers to catch the, vibrations of Sullivan's throat, the movement of her tongue and lips. At the age of, 16 she delivered her first public address to the American Association to promote the, teaching of speech to the deaf., , Helen's works and her university education, , Helen was a voracious reader. When she was eleven she wrote a little story of, her own, "The Frost King" and sent it to Perkins institution as a birthday present., The story was published. One reader was struck by its resemblance to a story, , called "Frost Fairies" by Margaret Candby. The two stories were compared and the, , conclusion was that Helen had read Candby's story before she wrote her own. But, Candbys' story had never been published in brai, , as a piece of plagiarism. Some years later Helen had published another book, entitled "The Story of my life". ;, , handicapped from her childhood, she fought against h ~ eee :, determination and became one of the greatest wome cr disabilities with, , 4.4.4 REVISION POINTS, © Helen was blind and dumb. Her parents, , , , , , , thiati2 PP SRS TTT Pat) oe biG ak from Miss S full ’ : : cg, _ Helen learnt to speak fr arah fuller, the prin, a, , wy, , tide. ’, , Scanned by TapScanner

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171, , 2 He en was a voracious reader and wrote short stories like “The Brest King”., - ~ Hele 2 keller’s Famous book “The Story of My Life’. As, 44.8 1N TEXT QUESTIONS ie, , 1. How did Miss Sullivan transform the life of Helen Keller?, an _ 2, What were Helen's efforts to learn to speak?, , 44,6 SUMMARY ’ |, oe This essay deals with the life of a famous women Helen, _ a deaf, dumb and blind. She cover cafe’ all her physical, ____ Speak and write. She was taught alphabet’ by Miss Sulivan. Miss Sulivan me, ___ teaching was different and she encouraged curiosity and exploited it., , _ Helen keller learnt to speak from Miss Fuller the Principal of Horace Mann, __ School for the Deaf. At the age of 16 ‘she delivered her first public address to, ___ American Association to promote the tédching of speech to the deaf., & vf , She was the first deaf and blind girl in the world to be graduated with honours, in 1904., 4.4.7 TERMINAL EXERCISES ,, i Write a short note on the physical problems of Helen Keller., 2. Explain how Helen Keller learnt alphabets., 3. How Helen Keller learnt to speak., 4. What are the books written by Helen Keller?, 5. In which year she was graduated., 4.4.8 SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS, , ® None, , 4.4.9 ASSIGNMENTS, 1. Write an essay on Helen Keller’s physical problems and how she overcomes, , these problems., 4.4.10 SUGGESTED READING / REFERENCE BOOKS, 1. Helen Keller : the Woman and Wisdom - Patricia Dorothy., , 4.4.11 LEARNING ACTIVITIES, 1. Students are asked to Browse and collection information about Helen Keller., , Keller who was born as, , problems and learnt to, thod of, , 2. Group Discussion on the materials collected., , 4.4.12 KEYWORDS, “1. Alphabets - set of letters, Manoeuvres - ability to perform, , 2., _ 3... Transfix — motionless, 4, . Exploit ~ to use for one’s advantage ,, 5. Voracious ~-agreat appetites for reading, , , , , , Scanned by TapScanner