ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

PURITAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How would a piece of textual evidence located on page 175 in Helen Keller’s book The Story of My Life be cited using MLA format?
A
“Knowledge is love and light and vision” (Helen K.).
B
“Knowledge is love and light and vision.” (Keller 175).
C
“Knowledge is love and light and vision” (Keller 175).
D
“Knowledge is love and light and vision.” (175)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Story of My Life, first published in book form in 1903, is Helen Keller’s autobiography detailing her early life, particularly her experiences with Anne Sullivan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Helen Keller wrote about her life in several books, including The Story of My Life (1903), Optimism (1903), The World I Live In (1908), My Religion (1927), Helen Keller’s Journal (1938), and The Open Door (1957).

Detailed explanation-3: -John Hitz, Superintendent of the Volta Bureau for the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge relating to the Deaf; and Mrs. Sophia C. Hopkins, to whom Miss Sullivan wrote those illuminating letters, the extracts from which give a better idea of her methods with her pupil than anything heretofore published.

Detailed explanation-4: -What’s it about? The Story of My Life (1903) chronicles the early years of Helen Keller, a young woman who became both deaf and blind at a young age. The book explores the challenges she faced growing up as a child with disabilities, and introduces the amazing people who helped her along the way.

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