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Helen Keller

Hearing and vision loss at 19 months of age
With Special Education Specialist Sullivan
Learn to read and speak Braille
Read Shakespeare Marx books
Confirm that the disorder is not the essence of existence.

“When my activities were limited to community service or blindness, I was exaggerated as a modern miracle. But when I start talking about political issues, his tone changes completely. They say that I am a puppet who plays in the hands of immoral people. But I know very well what I’m talking about. I don’t want to beg for a favor. I just want to be fair. “

In July 1937, Helen Keller, 57, visited colonial Joseon. Thousands of spectators flocked to the conferences held in Gyeongseong, Pyongyang and Daegu. Tickets for the conferences were sold out every day. Before coming to Joseon, Helen Keller was also very well received in Japan. The Sino-Japanese War broke out on July 7, 1937, and Asia was covered in war. Even in the midst of that, Helen Keller’s lecture was a huge success.

He appealed to Joseon society saying, “Give education!” He also added special requests for young people. “Everyone, I am a person whose body is not free. However, I can also come into contact with many beautiful worlds. Young people, it is you who will overcome the dark side of human society. “The media reported the growth of Helen Keller, who surpassed blindness, hearing impairment and speech disability, as” the greatest miracle of mankind. “But, Did Helen Keller really think of her life as a ‘miracle’? She never expected or believed in a miracle.

Born in Alabama, USA, in 1880, Helen Keller contracted a disease suspected of meningitis and, at age 19, lost her hearing and vision. Doctors regretted that the young patient had been living in silence and darkness for the rest of his life, but there was someone who understood the situation differently. Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the telephone, urged Helen’s parents to find a good tutor. Anne Sullivan, an expert in special education, was the right person. Helen Keller was angry at the appearance of a stranger. The fear was also great. But Anne Sullivan believed in Helen Keller’s potential. Slowly, the change began to occur.

Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller first learned Braille and then linked the principle of throat vibration during pronunciation with letters. Finally, I was able to say what I wanted to say for a long time. “I’m not stupid”. Helen Keller was gifted at studying. I was also curious. He is fluent in Latin, Greek, German and French. In 1900, Helen Keller entered the prestigious Radcliffe University. “I am studying in Boston with Anne Sullivan. I am learning new and wonderful things in many ways. “I read a lot of books. I loved all of Shakespeare’s plays. I reviewed philosophy books.” I am pleased to confirm that blindness and hearing impairment are not the essence of my existence. There was no obstacle anywhere in my eternal mind. ” He was interested in the work of Marx and Engels, as well as the theory of social inequality.

English literature professor Charles Townscent Copeland pointed to Helen Keller, who “has a good flow of sentences.” Animated writing. “From now on, I decided to live my own life. And when an idea came up, I decided to put it in writing. “Helen Keller Autobiography in 1903 <나의 생애 이야기(The Story of My Life)>To post.

First autobiography published in 1903
He became a world famous writer
People are only interested in the process of overcoming obstacles
Let’s talk about racism and women’s suffrage
They spill hate speech and blame it

Even before graduating from Radcliffe University in 1904, Helen Keller became a world-renowned author. There were many people who wanted to meet her in person. Helen Keller learned to speak with her lips and began speaking at a conference. Sometimes she talked about her own process of overcoming her disability, but she didn’t want to repeat it because it was already in the book. I thought there was not a single voice in this world that said you can push yourself (saying you can push yourself is one thing). I didn’t have time to talk about it at the conference. She actively expressed her intentions on social issues such as obtaining women’s suffrage, abolishing the death penalty, fighting war, abolishing racial discrimination, abolishing child labor and promoting the rights of people with disabilities. disability.

In 1909, Helen Keller joined the Massachusetts Socialist Party. “When I asked Helen if the party she supported was the Republican Party or the Democratic Party, Helen replied: Not this way, not that way. I will decide after studying civil government, political economy and philosophy ”. Eugene Victor Devs, who founded the nation’s first unskilled labor union in 1893, the National Railroad Union, ran five times as presidential candidates for the American Socialist Party from 1900 to 1920. Helen Keller publicly supported Eugene Victor Devs. At the same time, it promoted the establishment of a unified braille system for the visually impaired. In this process, he discovers that the visually impaired are concentrated in the lower working class and are horrified. He sharply analyzed the “social causes of blindness” in 1911. “Poor people can jump into dangerous jobs and go blind from industrial accidents. A woman driven to the edge of a cliff can go blind from syphilis during sex trafficking. An unequal social class system can deprive people of important opportunities in life or even lead to disability. We need to fix the social structure that causes diseases and accidents ”.

Helen Keller earned a bachelor’s degree from Radcliffe University if her parents did not have enough social status and connections to become familiar with the well-informed inventor of the telephone and, above all, they had the financial savvy to hire Anne Sullivan as a tutor. He admitted that he couldn’t make it or become a global writer. “I realized that success in this world does not come from individual strength.” Helen Keller was able to analyze her achievements on a social network. However, the people did not hear much of his voice crying out to the world. Nor was there little interest in Helen Keller’s future.

He joined the Socialist Party to confront the problems of the working class.
Point out the social structures that cause disability
Until I die at 88
Don’t be fooled by praise and outside pressure
Fight persistently with the power of the oppressive side

Her first autobiography, published in 1903, brought her great fame, but it made Helen Keller so “uncomfortable.” Conference planners demanded that Helen Keller appear at the event in a “modern white dress.” There were many times when I had to take pictures reading a braille book. Many people were dejected by the words and writings of Helen Keller. When she offered to publish a book or collection of poetry documenting her life as a disabled person, criticism was drawn when she strongly criticized racism in America or claimed that women should get the right to vote as soon as possible.

Rumors have also been raised. The “bad influence” of Anne Sullivan’s husband, John Albert Macy, has rumored that Helen Keller believes in socialism “without knowing it well.” She stated, “If you treat me as an independent thinker, I will not reject any criticism,” but more and more people were pouring out on her without blaming her. Helen Keller published 1913 <어둠 밖으로(Ouf of the Dark)>“How Love, Peace, Education and Socialism Impressed and How They Changed Me” But most people wanted to treat Helen Keller only as a “specially disabled” who graduated from college.

In particular, when he proposed to create a “world without war and poverty” together, even his closest friends reacted strongly. Some “friends” turned their backs on Helen Keller, who walked the “unpopular political line.” Helen Keller, who appreciated the value of friendship throughout her life, was very heartbreaking in “breaking up with friends.” There were also indications that he was trying to move public opinion. Some conservative media did not hesitate to downgrade even his disability. Only when working within the field of service and charity was Helen Keller safe and well received. When Helen Keller showed her politics, hateful comments abounded from those who tried to reduce her from “holy woman” to “unbelievers.” Those who praised Helen Keller’s intellect suddenly disappeared.

Helen Keller was not moved by the outside pressure. I jumped into politics more actively. In fact, “Helen has been interested in politics since she was twelve.” When the United States decided to participate in World War I, Helen Keller called for an attack on the war. In January 1916, Helen Keller called the workers to strike. “We must confront all the laws and institutions that sustain the war. We are going to attack! Stop making weapons. Let’s attack! “FBI Director John Edgar Hoover deemed Helen Keller a dangerous person and ordered an inspection. Helen Keller’s life becomes more difficult as she actively participates in antiwar and labor movements. Not just conferences. , but the space was gradually diminishing.

The reason he decided to appear in the film in 1919 was because he was “fighting for money.” Fortunately, filming was fun. Helen Keller fell in love with the movie. “The film will spread the message of courage that has been burning in my mind for a long time, the message of a future in which everyone lives brighter and happier.” Helen Keller was never pessimistic about the situation. His concentration was difficult to follow. “Helen, like everyone else, is not distracted by visible objects or sounds. During the time that we see and hear, Helen is thinking. “She appreciated the impact of popular culture. From 1920 to 1924 she also acted in a nomadic theater company. People with visual impairments kept talking about” that they are not geniuses, monsters or fools “, and that” the blind have the right to achieve their ambitions “until they passed away at age 88.

Helen Keller stubbornly refused to be someone’s “puppet.” I was not dazzled by the favors and compliments. He fought fiercely with “the power on the side of the oppressor”, “ignorance”, “unconscious cruelty”, “poverty” and strove to “approach an era in which no one else could live comfortably when others suffer.” . Helen Keller had a great dream. “I dream of a life that speaks of love, happiness and joyful work.” When justice-seeking women politicians like Helen Keller are welcomed, the world will surely be good. I wish you a good victory.