名人教你讲英文：反对种族隔离 Helen Keller — Opposition to racism

名人教英文：反对种族隔离 helen keller — opposition to racism

in 1916 helen keller became friends with a twenty-nine-year-old socialist named peter fagan. he helped her with her lecture tour. but then anne sullivan fell ill. polly thomson took her to a sanatorium (疗养院). helen was alone. she had no choice except to return to alabama and live with her mother.

peter fagan followed keller to alabama. they took walks together. he held helen's hand. finally, he told her that he loved her and wanted to marry her. keller was seven years older than fagan, but she loved him too. she was overjoyed.

fagan learned to read braille (布拉耶点字法). as he and keller walked in the woods, he spelled words to her. helen keller's mother was very upset when she learned that helen and peter were planning their wedding.

kate keller, helen's mother, ordered fagan out of helen's life. helen's mother believed someone like her daughter should not marry anyone. fagan repeatedly came to the house in alabama to see helen. finally, at kate keller's request, family members forced him away at gunpoint.

helen keller continued to hope for fagan's return. but, when she finally gave up, she looked at her brief romance as a beautiful part of her life. helen keller was very unhappy in alabama. she felt like a prisoner. she desperately missed anne sullivan and polly thomson. she felt useful and alive when she was with them.

in 1917 anne sullivan was feeling better. helen and polly came to join her. they lived in a red brick cottage in forest hills, new york. keller's interest in the world around her returned.