But why Helen could succeed and became a heroine? Who was her spiritual pillar? The biggest factor was her teacher whose name was Anne Sullivan. It was impossible for Helen Keller to succeed without Anne Sullivan. Anne met Helen at Helen’s house in March 1887. Anne was very attentive to teach Helen how to write each word. But at the beginning of the learning, Helen was very resistant to her. It was difficult to teach Helen everything. …show more content…
Her mother’s name was Kate Adams Keller, and her father’s name was Colonel Arthur Keller. Helen’s parents were very concerned about her future. When she was 7 years old, her parents took her to see doctor and invited Anne to be her teacher. The parents’ decisions changed her life. If they did care about Helen, Anne would not be her teacher and she would not have the great achievements. Maybe Helen was just an ordinary disabled person and spent her life as any one else who was deaf and blind. Nielsen discussed the family's struggle to educate and understand Helen, and the decision of the employment of Anne Sullivan to be Helen's teacher. Even though Helen had some trouble with her family, the family still cared for her and did their best to help. (Nielsen, 2007). Helen’s family gave her the most help, which is the basis of her success. Family is the strongest backup when we get in trouble.
Most of the Chinese families pay a lot of attention to the children and their education. They expect the children to be successful and happy by requiring the children to take more classes and study harder. From my opinion, Helen’s parents provided the support she needed in the right way, and it helped her a lot. Too high expectation and many requirements from the family may hurt the children. The parents need to discuss with the children to find out what is the best for the children, not decide everything for the