Blindness

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995

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Chapters 1-4

Chapters 5-7

Chapters 8-10

Chapters 11-13

Chapters 14-17

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Essay Topics

Many critics argue that Blindness is ablest, meaning it offers a discriminatory view of what it means to be blind. Do you agree with this criticism? Explain your reasoning.

Is the doctor’s wife the protagonist of Blindness? Why or why not? Use at least three pieces of evidence from the novel.

Blindness is a postmodern novel. Explain how its postmodern form helps support at least one of the novel’s themes.