Helen Keller Adversity
Helen Keller – “a symbol of triumph over adversity”
“No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right” (Helen Keller)
Helen Keller - a name maybe not known or heard by so many people, but one that engraved itself and stayed in the disabled persons’ minds and not only, forever. Not only that she became known in the United States of America, but she succeeded in writing many books and “speaking” to others with the help of her instructor or companion. She motivated several people in the same condition and had great influence, being of course admired for her way of overcoming her handicaps. “<<The beginning of my life was simple and much like every other little life>>, Helen wrote. <<I came, I saw, I conquered, as the first baby in the family always does>>” (Sullivan, 2000:11). Helen Adams Keller was born in Tuscumbia, a village in Alabama on June 27, 1880. She was Kate and Arthur Keller’s first child. Her father “had been a captain in the Confederate army during the Civil War. Afterwards, he owned a large plantation on which cotton was grown. He also …show more content…
They had to sell the house in Wrentham and move to New York City’s borough Queens. But later that year, a film producer wanted to make a film based on Helen’s life, an idea that brought much excitement to Helen. The movie was called Deliverance, and she played her own role, because it was a silent movie so it was easy for her to act. But the movie wasn’t a success. In order to make some money Helen and Annie decided to prepare a vaudeville act (a program on stage where you could dance, sing, do acrobatics, etc.). “Many of Helen’s friends were shocked that she would even consider becoming a vaudeville performer. They had a low opinion of vaudeville”, which in their opinion appealed only to the lower-classes (Sullivan,
“No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right” (Helen Keller)
Helen Keller - a name maybe not known or heard by so many people, but one that engraved itself and stayed in the disabled persons’ minds and not only, forever. Not only that she became known in the United States of America, but she succeeded in writing many books and “speaking” to others with the help of her instructor or companion. She motivated several people in the same condition and had great influence, being of course admired for her way of overcoming her handicaps. “<<The beginning of my life was simple and much like every other little life>>, Helen wrote. <<I came, I saw, I conquered, as the first baby in the family always does>>” (Sullivan, 2000:11). Helen Adams Keller was born in Tuscumbia, a village in Alabama on June 27, 1880. She was Kate and Arthur Keller’s first child. Her father “had been a captain in the Confederate army during the Civil War. Afterwards, he owned a large plantation on which cotton was grown. He also …show more content…
They had to sell the house in Wrentham and move to New York City’s borough Queens. But later that year, a film producer wanted to make a film based on Helen’s life, an idea that brought much excitement to Helen. The movie was called Deliverance, and she played her own role, because it was a silent movie so it was easy for her to act. But the movie wasn’t a success. In order to make some money Helen and Annie decided to prepare a vaudeville act (a program on stage where you could dance, sing, do acrobatics, etc.). “Many of Helen’s friends were shocked that she would even consider becoming a vaudeville performer. They had a low opinion of vaudeville”, which in their opinion appealed only to the lower-classes (Sullivan,