Susan Sontag

I'm one of those weird people who get really into school projects, when I start reading about someone and hear of all the amazing things they've done, and all the tough things they've overcome, I just can't stop reading about them. For Example, there is Jane Adams, who founded the Hull House, she is truly an inspiration to me she spent  her whole life and all her money dedicated to helping the less fortunate. She allowed people to stay in her Hull House, she  took care of children so there parents could go out and make a living, she taught english to immigrants to make it easier for them to move up in the world, etc.
My recent obsession, if you want to call it so, is Susan Sontag. At first I was very frustrated with her, because I began reading her essay on camp, and it went completely over my head. But then I checked out her personal journals from the library, and I just can't wrap my head around what a complete genius she is. The beginning of the journal was written when she was around my age, and the deep philosophical entries just blow my mind. Even at 16 she had such a grasp on life and her intellect that some adults never achieve. Her struggles with being a  lesbian humanize her so much more, when I read her essay on camp she seemed like this high and mighty looming being that I couldn't place, but now I know more about her I feel that I can understand her writing so much more.
I began to research her on the internet, and found some youtube videos about her. One particular video made me admire her even more, for her sarcasm with a condescending man who obviously doesn't even have half the intellect that she does.