“A young Helen Keller contracted an illness that left her blind and deaf. She immediately reverted to the state of a wild animal, as depicted in the popular movie The Miracle Worker. She remained in this state virtually unchanged until she was rescued by her teacher Anne Sullivan, who introduced her to the world of language.” (Rosenthal) She fell ill and was struck blind, deaf and mute, in 1822. She was 18 months when this happened to her, so she had to learn how to grow up with these effects. In 1904 she graduated and learned five different languages. “I am the only one; but still i am one. I cannot do everything, but still i can do something. I will not refuse to do something I can do.” (QuotesGram.com) In that quote she is stating that