Theproperuseofmetaphor
——bookreviewoftheStoryofMyLifeFascinatinghistorians,filmmakers,socialscientistsandwriters,thelifeofHelenKellerhasinspiredbiographies,films,essays,articlesandtheatricalperformances.Itcannotbepraisedtoomuch.TheStoryofMyLifeisastoryofcourageanddetermination,ofpersistenceinthefaceofgreatodds,ofnevergivinginandremainingcheerfullyoptimisticnomatterwhatthecircumstances.Whatever,whatIwanttotalkaboutistheuseofmetaphorwhichimpressesmemostandcontributesalottothisbookaswell.
Inthebook,Helenusesmetaphortoindicateherdeterminationwhichgivesmeadeepimpressionagainandagain.
Islippedbackmanytimes,Ifall,Irunagainsttheedgeofhiddenobstacles,Ilosemytemperandfinditagainandkeepitbetter,Itrudgeon,Igainalittle,Ifeelencouraged,IgetmoreeagerandclimehigherandIreachthewideninghorizon.Everystruggleisavictor.OnemoreeffortandIreachtheluminouscloud,thebluedepthsofthesky,theuplandsofmydesire.
ThisparagraphdescribesherrealsituationinHarvardUniversity.ItwasherfirstyearinHarvard.Atthattime,shecouldhardlyfoundanyspecialtextbooksfortheblind.Itwasextremelydifficultforhertolearnanything.Shestruggledwiththehelpofothers,sorrowfully.It’sobviousforusthatshesufferedalot.However,shenevergaveup.Sherefusedtosurrenderedtodestiny.Apersistentpersonwhowasputtinghereveryeffortintomanagingherideacomesuptomymind.Allthesephrases
suchas“slipback,trudgeon,bluedepthanduplands”touchmyheart.Itwasherwillpowerindicatedbymetaphorthatmovedmedeeply.Helenprovesusthatwherethereisawill,thereisawaybyherdeeds.
IntheStoryofMyLife,shealsoexpressesherlovebyusingbeautifulandpositivewords.Italsoisakindofmetaphor.
AtfirstIdidnotrealizewhathadhappened;butwhenIputmyhandinthecageandprettywingsdidnotmeetmytouchorhissmallpointedclawstakeholdofmyfinger,IknowthatIshouldneverseemysweetlittlesingeragain.
Asweallknow,Helenisadeafandblindwoman.ShecanonlyfelltheprettybirdgivenbyherteacherasaChristmasgift.Herreorganizationtothebirdissovague.However,Icanreallyfeelherhappinessandherlovetohersweetlittlebirdeventhoughthereisnoaword“love”beingwritten.Sheexpressesherlovebyusingwords“pretty,sweet”insteadofusing“love”directly.
Hereisanotherexample.
Sherealizedthatachild’smindislikeashallowbrookwhichripplesanddancesmerrilyoverthestonycourseofitseducationandreflectshereaflower,thereabush,yonderafleecycloud;andsheattemptedguidemymindonitsway,knowinglikeabrookitshouldbefedbymountainsteamsandhiddensprings,untilinbroadenedoutintoadeepriver,capableofreflectinginitssurface,billowhillstheluminousshadowsoftreesandtheblueheavensaswellasthesweetfaceofalittleflower.
Comparingachild’smindtoshallowbrookwhichshouldbefedbysmallstreams,Helenshowsusthegreatinfluenceeducationhaveonchildren.Inotherword,bydoingso,thegreatinfluencefromAnne
Sullivanstandsout.AnneSullivantaughtHelenalphabetbutinsteadofspellingsinglewords.Shespelledwholesentencesintoherhands.Sullivanisherstreamandhelpshergrowintoabrookevenaconsiderableocean.
ExamplesindicatethatHelenwriteswithmetaphorcanbefoundthroughoutthebook.Icontendthatifwepayourattentiontosuchsentences,wecanhaveabetterunderstandingofmetaphorandmakegooduseofit.Allinall,theStoryofMyLifeisdefinitelyworthreadingandappreciating.
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