While Helen Keller was often angry and had tantrums as a young child because of the frustrations of being blind and deaf, she also offers evidence that she knew how she was supposed to behave in a social context.
For example, she recounts that before her illness she would imitate everything the people around her did, which would be the beginnings of socialization. She was told that "at six months I could pipe out 'How d'ye.'"
She remembers after her illness how she was called for to greet guests when company came and how she waved her hand when they left. Once she dressed up like a grown-up lady, putting on powder, a veil, and bustle to greet guests, showing her awareness that clothing differed in different social contexts. She also badly wanted to speak with her lips so she could be like other people.
Further, her behavior after her illness shows her awareness of when she crossed acceptable boundaries. For instance, she writes that
I think I knew when I was naughty, for I knew that it hurt Ella, my nurse, to kick her, and when my fit of temper was over I had a feeling akin to regret.
She knows as well that she tyrannizes over Martha Washington. Her "glee" over locking her mother in her pantry arises from knowing she has done something wrong. Her tantrums largely came from frustration and boredom, not any lack of realization that this was unacceptable behavior.
Friday, December 13, 2013
As a child Keller was aware of how she was supposed to behave in a social context Do you agree with this give reasons and examples to support your answer
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