I have profound respect for Arthur and Kate Keller. They didn’t lock Helen away in an asylum, cut her off from their life, and pretend that she was never their child. Nor did they deny the fact that Helen had issues and go through life expecting everyone to just adapt to her instead of helping her learn to adapt to life with her struggles. They loved Helen with all their hearts and they just didn’t want their problems with her to go away, they wanted to help her live life. It reminds me of my parents when they noticed I had a disorder. Now I wasn’t nearly as bad off as Helen but I know my parents struggled with understanding me and that I didn’t make things easy for them. And like the Keller’s, my parents didn’t live in denial of my problems and they never stopped loving me or trying to understand me.
The difference is Helen’s mind was not damaged. Her mind was intact and she had no behavior problems that were the result of brain damage. Moreover, Helen never accepted her problems - she rose to fight them and she did a phenomenal job. She eventually learned to understand hand signing, she eventually learned how to read and write, and even to speak - albeit stiltedly. She overcame many obstacles which most now would lazily just languish and accept them. But Helen knew her mind was intact and fought against the blindness and deafness which halted her.
Yes she did but Poor helen had no way to communicate except her signs and no way to be understood by her parents so she was severely frustrated and angry and acted like a savage child. That wasn't her fault.She lived completly cut off from the outside world in darkness and silence..no stunning she was so enraged and she lost sight and hearing at 19 months when she was still a baby..Anne sullivan set her free and gave her the keys to communicate..
That is essentially what Helen’s life was before Annie Sullivan. Since she had lost her sight and hearing before she was even two years old, it also caused her to lose all of the words she had learned as a toddler. Since she had forgotten how to communicate with those around her, it really just left her in the dark for a long time. Not only could she not make those around her understand her, but she really could not understand them either. That’s why she would have those tantrums and outbursts like that. I think because of these behaviors, many probably thought Helen was not very smart or would ever function more than at the level of a two year old. But in reality, she actually had a genius mind that literally was trapped inside her blind and deaf body. Plus, her parent indulgence and passiveness towards her only added fuel to the fire. Annie Sullivan was able to make everybody realize all Helen really was capable of doing. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love how this silly cow said "I feel bad for Helen" as if feeling bad for a deaf blind person makes her unique. Hopefully she's wised up in the last 8 years.
Helen tilting the cradle down with baby Mildred still inside it and the latter falling out scared me. In fact, there were many scenes in this movie that scared me.
Helen 's jealousy towards baby mildred is actually the jealousy that feel many children when a younger brother or sister arrives in the family..However Helen experienced a great jealousy because Mildred had no name for her and that she couldn't sit on her mother's lap anymore.
She definitely was aware that something was different in her family I’m sure. Even if she did not know what the baby looked or sounded like, she could still tell that there was some new person in the family. It’s sort of like a child of the age of 1-2 when a new baby enters the family. They may not fully understand what’s going on but they know it’s something big.
When I watched this movie, one thing I could not stand was how loud this film was. The actors playing Helen's parents yelled much of their dialogue and it seems like they were just trying too hard. It made me lose interest very quickly. It just seems too theatrical.
Patty Duke too just acted caricatural. She acted like when kids pretend they can't see. She kept holding her head up so as not to see in front of her, but a true blind person doesn't need to hold their head up like that. I'm sorry but that's not good acting.
@@budmangt2 being deaf doesn't imply holding your head up. The actress was pretending, not acting. It was too difficult for her to look in front of her and ignore what she sees (as a blind person would do, since their eyes are not functional), therefore she looked up as for her gaze to not focus on whats ahead of her. Poor performance
Almost cried watching this scene -- imagine not being able to talk to anyone or understand them in return.
I have profound respect for Arthur and Kate Keller. They didn’t lock Helen away in an asylum, cut her off from their life, and pretend that she was never their child. Nor did they deny the fact that Helen had issues and go through life expecting everyone to just adapt to her instead of helping her learn to adapt to life with her struggles.
They loved Helen with all their hearts and they just didn’t want their problems with her to go away, they wanted to help her live life. It reminds me of my parents when they noticed I had a disorder. Now I wasn’t nearly as bad off as Helen but I know my parents struggled with understanding me and that I didn’t make things easy for them. And like the Keller’s, my parents didn’t live in denial of my problems and they never stopped loving me or trying to understand me.
The difference is Helen’s mind was not damaged. Her mind was intact and she had no behavior problems that were the result of brain damage. Moreover, Helen never accepted her problems - she rose to fight them and she did a phenomenal job. She eventually learned to understand hand signing, she eventually learned how to read and write, and even to speak - albeit stiltedly. She overcame many obstacles which most now would lazily just languish and accept them. But Helen knew her mind was intact and fought against the blindness and deafness which halted her.
R.I.P Patty Duke. An incredible actress.
Her son is also an amazing actor 😊
@@Cinderella121 Inga Swenson did so well as Kate Keller. R. I. P. Inga Swenson
And Andrew Prine who played James Keller
We will never forget Andrew Prine
I feel bad for Helen. Before Anne Sullivan taught her how to communicate w/ the everyday life, she kinda functioned like that of a baby.
Yes she did but Poor helen had no way to communicate except her signs and no way to be understood by her parents so she was severely frustrated and angry and acted like a savage child. That wasn't her fault.She lived completly cut off from the outside world in darkness and silence..no stunning she was so enraged and she lost sight and hearing at 19 months when she was still a baby..Anne sullivan set her free and gave her the keys to communicate..
That is essentially what Helen’s life was before Annie Sullivan. Since she had lost her sight and hearing before she was even two years old, it also caused her to lose all of the words she had learned as a toddler.
Since she had forgotten how to communicate with those around her, it really just left her in the dark for a long time. Not only could she not make those around her understand her, but she really could not understand them either. That’s why she would have those tantrums and outbursts like that.
I think because of these behaviors, many probably thought Helen was not very smart or would ever function more than at the level of a two year old. But in reality, she actually had a genius mind that literally was trapped inside her blind and deaf body. Plus, her parent indulgence and passiveness towards her only added fuel to the fire. Annie Sullivan was able to make everybody realize all Helen really was capable of doing. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love how this silly cow said "I feel bad for Helen" as if feeling bad for a deaf blind person makes her unique. Hopefully she's wised up in the last 8 years.
@@philbecker4676 Interesting advice for someone to wise up from somebody who calls a complete stranger a cow.
Helen Keller died at age 87 and born 1880- 1968
Helen tilting the cradle down with baby Mildred still inside it and the latter falling out scared me. In fact, there were many scenes in this movie that scared me.
Helen 's jealousy towards baby mildred is actually the jealousy that feel many children when a younger brother or sister arrives in the family..However Helen experienced a great jealousy because Mildred had no name for her and that she couldn't sit on her mother's lap anymore.
Maybe she wanted the cradle for her doll with eyes.
I don’t think Helen was even aware of Mildred. How could she? She never saw or heard the baby.
@@Rose-xy5pe She might have felt the baby
She definitely was aware that something was different in her family I’m sure. Even if she did not know what the baby looked or sounded like, she could still tell that there was some new person in the family. It’s sort of like a child of the age of 1-2 when a new baby enters the family. They may not fully understand what’s going on but they know it’s something big.
@@Rose-xy5peRead Helen’s autobiography. She was more aware than you presume.
0:25 “HELEN!”
*Baby cries*
“OH HELEN!”
Miss Inga Swenson ❤❤❤, we give Anne and Patty their flowers but Inga Swenson held her own in my opinion.
I’m hoping in the next life Helen Keller can live a happy normal life so she can hear and see
She does see again and hear her parents , sister brother and Friends .Shes in Heaven now where There IS No more Illness , No more Darkness and pain .
Helen’s father died when she was 15.
16 actually..he died in 1896 in August. Something like that from a hunting accident..
love this verson
Helen has a mind to live like Martin said we have a dream
XD she slapped her
My class and I saw this we feel better
When I watched this movie, one thing I could not stand was how loud this film was. The actors playing Helen's parents yelled much of their dialogue and it seems like they were just trying too hard. It made me lose interest very quickly. It just seems too theatrical.
That was the style of acting then. And you have to remember it was a stage play turned into a movie.
Patty Duke too just acted caricatural. She acted like when kids pretend they can't see. She kept holding her head up so as not to see in front of her, but a true blind person doesn't need to hold their head up like that. I'm sorry but that's not good acting.
@@elizabethchwakanowski5067 Remember she was deaf also! you don't know, maybe that's how it affected her
@@elizabethchwakanowski5067 Remember she was also deaf! you don't know, maybe that's why she did that
@@budmangt2 being deaf doesn't imply holding your head up. The actress was pretending, not acting. It was too difficult for her to look in front of her and ignore what she sees (as a blind person would do, since their eyes are not functional), therefore she looked up as for her gaze to not focus on whats ahead of her. Poor performance
Lol
I would of shaved her head bald so no hair will be in the way.
Why? What would that achieve?
Or at least braided it
@@basedblackbeard4456
"so no hair will be in the way" ?
@basedblackbeard4456 not skin bald but short cut so her hair won't be inside her mouth & all over the place.
R.I.P Patty Duke. An incredible actress .
R.I.P Patty Duke. An incredible actress
R.I.P Patty Duke. An incredible actress .