Was Helen satisfied with her previous form of communication? Why or why not?

No, Helen was not satisfied with her previous methods of communication. Her sister could not understand her, she could now spell, and she could now read what her mother was saying to her by the movement of her lips.

"My little sister will understand me now," was a thought stronger than all obstacles. I used to repeat ecstatically, "I am not dumb now." I could not be despondent while I anticipated the delight of talking to my mother and reading her responses from her lips. It astonished me to find how much easier it is to talk than to spell with the fingers, and I discarded the manual alphabet as a medium of communication on my part; but Miss Sullivan and a few friends still use it in speaking to me, for it is more convenient and more rapid than lip-reading.

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