Major Themes

Perseverance

The Story of My Life reveals how Helen, from a very young age, had shown exemplary determination and perseverance. Helen overcame her physical limitations and became the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. One can merely imagine the difficulties faced by a person without two of the basic senses; Helen’s numerous fits of depression and discontentment are but obvious. Nonetheless, though her will-power and the support of her dear ones, Helen managed to find a way out of the dark and lonely wo…