Helen Keller's Autobiography - My Life Story

Author: Keller
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: A blind person has lost one-third of their chances for success; a deaf person has lost another one-third; a mute person will lose the final one-third. Any single disability alone cannot allow us to stand in society. If a person is blind, deaf, and mute, and on top of that, a woman, we would surely think she is beyond saving: on this fiercely competitive stage of life, she is destined for failure. Yet she achieved remarkable success. She not only graduated from college but also became a famous writer and educator, her greatness rivaling that of Napoleon. The person who created this miracle is named Helen Keller (1880-1968), translated as Helen Keller in Chinese.
To despise suffering, never to bow one's head, to strive with determination, and to persevere—this is the life of Helen Keller. The reason to read this book: Existentialism tells us to "live while dying," but this is merely theoretical, confined to books. Very few people truly experience "living toward death." Many existentialists have not. The one who truly has a firsthand experience of "living toward death" is the renowned American female writer and educator, Helen Keller. Her blindness prevents her from seeing the light, making light her dream; her deafness prevents her from hearing sound, making sound her dream; her muteness prevents her from speaking, making speech her dream. If we were all healthy, our dreams might vanish. "Living toward death" teaches us the certainty of death while allowing us to cherish life, value life, and understand the meaning and worth of life.
Recommended for the following groups to read this book: All men and women who believe they or are considered to have defects, all men and women who believe they or are considered to have failed, all men and women who believe they or are considered to be "disabled," as well as.
This book has entered the canon of English literary classics and has been widely read, cherished, and remains a bestseller.