This essay was very telling. As a child who learned about the set backs and accomplishments of Helen Keller, I was surprised to now read that many critics looked harshly upon her, viewing her as a phony and a falsifier. But aside from the sad nature of the essay, I did enjoy the way in which it was written. This piece of nonfiction had basically nothing to do with the writer, which is not what we have been reading recently, and therefore this piece stood out profoundly. Though the reader is given no reason to believe that Keller and Ozick knew each other personally, I truly felt that Ozick embodied the raw emotions of both Keller and her mentor Annie, as if she was right there with them every moment.
This piece was quite long, and didn't exactly have me on the edge of my seat, which made the process of actually reading it very long and drawn out. But it was interesting to see a different perspective on the life of Helen Keller than what I had previously been exposed to.
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