The Story of My Life | The Story of My Life

At a glance:

Author: Helen Keller
First Published: 1903
Time of Work: 1880–1903
Setting: Tuscumbia, Alabama; Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; and Cambridge, Massachusetts
Principal Characters: Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan, Arthur H. Keller, Kate Adams Keller, Mildred Keller, Sarah Fuller, Mr. Anagnos, Alexander Graham Bell, Mr. Gilman, Merton S. Keith
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

At the beginning of The Story of My Life, Helen Keller acknowledges the difficulty of writing an autobiography because “fact and fancy now look alike across the years that link the past and present.” As a result, she has attempted to present only those episodes from her life that seem either especially interesting or important. Although Keller presents her life chronologically, she focuses more on her feelings than on factual details.

The book begins with Keller’s birth in Tuscumbia, Alabama, on June 27, 1880. Keller provides information...

The Story of My Life | The Story of My Life

At a glance:

Form and Content

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