Write a character sketch of Miss Sullivan.

To write a character sketch of Miss Sullivan based on The Story of My Life, you will mainly have to focus on a short portion of her life.  Miss Sullivan entered Helen's life when she was twenty and her pupil was nearly seven.  Helen's autobiography ended less than twenty years after that.

Anne Sullivan's mother died when she was a child, and her father left her and her younger brother. She and her brother were sent to live at the Tewksbury Almshouse, shortly after, her brother died. Miss Sullivan contracted trachoma when she was a young girl, which caused her to lose much of her eyesight. She was eventually able to go to the Perkins School for the Blind, where she received an education. During her time at Perkins she received multiple surgeries that ended up improving her eyesight. Sullivan stayed at Perkins until she took the position as Helen Keller's teacher.

Due to Miss Sullivan's determination, Helen was able to learn how to communicate.  The devoted teacher patiently spelled letters into her young pupil's palm.  It was in this way that Helen learned how to read.  Miss Sullivan stayed with Helen as she went to a boarding school, and then on to college.  Miss Sullivan always assisted Helen.  Though Miss Sullivan was Helen's companion and teacher for the rest of her life, The Story of My Life ends when her pupil is in college.