The World I Live In by Helen Keller
This autobiography recounts the author's early life and her experiences with deafness and blindness. Born into a family that valued education, she was taught to communicate through touch by Anne Sullivan. The book describes their relationship and the challenges they faced in learning language and navigating the world. It also explores the author's growing independence and her desire for self-sufficiency.
By Helen Keller · First published 1887 · Genre: Autobiography, Non-fiction, Inspirational · 15 chapters · 29,165 words
First lines
I HAVE just touched my dog. He was rolling on the grass, with pleasure in every muscle and limb. I wanted to catch a picture of him in my fingers, and I touched him as lightly as I would cobwebs; but lo, his fat body revolved, stiffened and solidified into an upright position, and his tongue gave my hand a lick! He pressed close to me, as if he were fain to crowd himself into my hand. He loved it with his tail, with his paw, with his tongue. If he could speak, I believe he would say with me that paradise is attained by touch; for in touch is all love and intelligence.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Helen Keller
- Date: 1887 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Autobiography, Non-fiction, Inspirational, Philosophical, Memoir
- Length: 29,165 words
- Structure: 15 chapters, 262 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Autobiography — The book provides a personal account of the author's experiences and insights into her life.
- Non-fiction — The content is based on real events and the author's personal reflections.
- Inspirational — The themes focus on overcoming adversity and finding meaning in life despite challenges.
- Philosophical — The writing explores deep philosophical questions about perception and existence.
Tags
Autobiography · Memoir · Biographical · Nonfiction · Classics · Philosophy · Spirituality · Self-Discovery · Personal Growth · Inspiration · Motivational · Historical
Contents
- The Seeing Hand
- The Hands of Others
- The Hand of the Race
- The Power of Touch
- The Finer Vibrations
- Smell, the Fallen Angel
- Relative Values of the Senses
- The Five-Sensed World
- Inward Visions
- Analogies in Sense Perception
- Before the Soul Dawn
- The Larger Sanctions
- The Dream World
- Dreams and Reality
- A Waking Dream