![]() ![]() ![]() When Annie was still young, James died, and Annie seems to blame herself for the tragedy. She and her beloved brother, James Sullivan, had a rough early life, and spent years in an almshouse. Annie Sullivan, the audience learns, grew up in Massachusetts. She reaches out to a young woman named Annie Sullivan. Helen’s half-brother, James Keller (from Arthur’s first marriage) is cynical about Helen’s chances of ever learning how to read or write, and suggests that Arthur send Helen to an asylum.Įven though the Kellers have summoned dozens of doctors to teach Helen, Kate remains cautiously optimistic. Her family does very little to change her behavior-in fact, Kate sometimes rewards Helen with candy even when she’s been bad. She can’t communicate with anyone, and so she spends her days horsing around, misbehaving, and sometimes attacking other children. ![]() Soon after, they learn that Helen has lost her ability to see or hear.įive years pass, and Helen is now a little girl. Captain Arthur Keller and his second wife, Kate Keller, summon a doctor to treat Helen for a fever. ![]() In Alabama in the 1880s, the wealthy Keller family has just given birth to a baby girl, Helen Keller. ![]()
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