The Story of My Life

*I didn't read the second half of the book, which was just a copy of some of her correspondences. I think I've already gotten everything that I can/want from it.

First heard of Helen Keller from a Developmental Psychology course. I decided to read this book after knowing that she supported eugenics. I wanted to see if I can extract from her experiences why she supports eugenics. After reading the book, I think her opinion was more influenced by the prejudice at that time since she supports people with physical defects but is okay with euthanasia of mentally retarded.

Anyway, about the book, it's my first time reading a book by a blind-deaf person so I didn't expect how descriptive it was. She talks just like a normal person. I can say that she's more descriptive than me lol. That shows how good her teacher is and her education. She also has a lot of friends who supports her and she recognizes this privilege to help other blind and/or deaf person. Helen Keller is a wonderful person and a great inspiration.

Helen Keller tells the stories of her unusual life. Keller shocked the world with her intelligence and her zest for life; people with disabilities in earlier times were shut away and never allowed to develop to their full potential. Keller befriended a Who's Who of the intellectual celebrities of her time, and much of the book describes her times with those folks. I was especially taken with the parts of the book where Keller details the ways she learned to communicate with others and to find out more about the world.