Helen Keller: A True Hero

"All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming" said Helen Keller, a woman who faced many obstacles in her life ("Fun"). Most people don't dedicate their lives to help others, especially if they have disabilities themselves, but Helen Keller is a different story. At 19 months old, Helen Keller was diagnosed with a disease that led her to be deaf and blind. A true hero is someone who is dedicated to help others in need no matter the circumstances/struggle he or she faces, never gives up, and is an inspiration for others. Helen Keller is a hero because she overcame the struggle of being deaf and blind by never giving up, dedicated her life to help others, and made change in the world despite her disabilities.

Helen Keller is a hero because she conquered the struggle of being deaf and blind by never giving up. Helen Keller’s challenges began when she was less than three years old. She would soon have to face the many struggles of a lost sense that make her who she is today. At her time, deaf and blind people were thought to be hopeless. They would just be in their own little dark silent world. Being blind and deaf made simple tasks like eating with a fork, speaking, writing, and getting dressed hard. Even though the majority gave up on trying, through much practice she mastered every task that came upon her. She never gave up no matter how hard a task was. Since Helen Keller couldn’t see or hear, she had to learn alternative communicating systems. Furthermore, she managed to learn to read/write in Braille, learn sign language, but at the same time she managed to learn standard communicating systems. Helen had learned how to write in a typewriter, speak, and even learn how to read in foreign languages. It ...

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...e he or she faces, never gives up, and is an inspiration for others, and as we can all see without a doubt, these words define Helen Keller. Helen Keller triumphed over her personal struggles without giving up, devoted her whole life to aid/benefit people in need, and made many positive changes in the world putting aside her disabilities all which makes her a true hero. Helen Keller learned how to live around her disabilities and became “the first” in many things. She managed to change the respect towards blind and deaf people. She had enough to worry about herself, but she always tended to put the needs of the people in front of hers. . Her speeches led to finding hope and faith, something that most people lacked. Helen Keller left a great legacy behind her. “Helen Keller remains a symbol of the human spirit’s ability to overcome limitations” (Garrett 7).