The Story of My Life (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Helen Keller
- First Published: 1903
- Type of Work: Autobiography
- Time of Work: 1880-1903
- Setting: Alabama, Massachusetts, and New York
- Principal Characters: Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography, Children’s literature
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Teaching or teachers, Language or languages, Self-discovery, Nineteenth century, Blindness or blind persons, Education or educators, Disabilities or physically challenged persons, Deafness or hearing-impaired persons, Sign language
- Locales: New York, NY, Boston, MA, Alabama, Cambridge, MA
Form and Content
The Story of My Life is an account of the early years of a woman who overcame incredible problems to become an accomplished, literate adult. The book does not give a complete account of the author’s life, as it was written when she was still a college student. It is, however, a unique account of one young woman’s passage from almost total despair to success in a world mostly populated by hearing and seeing people. This book is relatively short, but the modern editions also include letters written by and to Helen Keller and an analysis of her...
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