Character skekch of anne sullivan

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Anne Sullivan, who overcame severe adversity as the child of poor Irish immigrants, including near blindness and consignment to a poor house, became Helen Keller's teacher, mentor and lifelong friend. In Keller's idealized telling, Sullivan was the sun around which Helen revolved, and was tirelessly hardworking, persevering, loyal, protective and loving toward her pupil. So profound was Sullivan's effect on Keller's life that Keller described it in spiritual terms: Thus I came up out of Egypt and stood before Sinai, and a power divine touched my spirit and gave it sight, so that I beheld many wonders. And from the sacred mountain I heard a voice which said, "Knowledge is love and light and vision." She brought, Keller said, "the light of love."

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rowseNotessearch Search for any book or any question Search HOMEWORK HELP > THE STORY OF MY LIFE Character Sketch Of Anne Sullivan Please provide a character sketch of Anne Sullivan from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller. print Print document PDF list Cite EXPERT ANSWERS DURBANVILLE eNotes educator| CERTIFIED EDUCATOR The Story of My Life reveals Annie Sullivan as the inspiration behind Helen Keller's extraordinary life. She is only partially-sighted herself, after undergoing surgery to correct her vision at a young age and herself having been educated at The Perkins Institute for The Blind, a place instrumental in Helen Keller's own development. Anne Sullivan, Annie, is the person responsible for "the most important day I remember in all my life" (ch 5) as Helen recognizes Annie's contribution throughout her life as teacher, interpreter, friend, companion and motivator. Annie never misses an opportunity to teach Helen, whether it be academically or life skills. She teaches Helen an appreciation in even the smallest detail: "in every blade of grass, and in the curves and dimples of my baby sister's hand."(ch 5) Annie has the capacity to help Helen connect with nature and "made me feel that 'birds and flowers and I were happy peers.'"(ch 5) One of Annie Sullivan's most instrumental effects is felt when she makes Helen "Think." It is this that helps Helen make the connection between the abstract and the physical as "you feel the sweetness that it (love) pours into ever

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