When thinking on the scale of modern day issues, this story could be related to the ever changing gender roles in society. For example, the father of this woman advises her on the ideal man for, as what he might call it, needs. For the father, this just meant a man that was a worker and that could provide for his daughter, seemingly disregarding any moral standards or personality features of the men pursuing her. When first reading this, I am confused on how the blind man got away with being blind. How did he not seem impaired enough for her not to realize that he could not see at all?
Additionally, the way that this man attempts to cover his blindness, shows a little about this society. People with disabilities or impairments would be seen as outcasts and nobody's. The man goes to great extremes to come up with more and more excuses on why he relies more heavily on his other senses to navigate the world efficiently. This blind man, although lying about his real self, shows his empathetic and kind character by helping a palsied man walk again. This shows that this man related to the struggles and lesser opportunities individuals with physical ailments impose on people's lives. The story's plot was expected and normal until the blind man meets the wizard. This and the cobra within the nest were things are was sure not expecting when reading the beginning of the story. Usually, the cobra represents characterizations of evil or the devil. However, in this story, the venom from the snakes bite is instead used to bring the ability of sight back to the man. With this said, the blind man saw again, but at what cost? Does this symbolism of this animal still hold true?
Bibliography: K.N. Fleeson, Laos: The Blind Man
Additionally, the way that this man attempts to cover his blindness, shows a little about this society. People with disabilities or impairments would be seen as outcasts and nobody's. The man goes to great extremes to come up with more and more excuses on why he relies more heavily on his other senses to navigate the world efficiently. This blind man, although lying about his real self, shows his empathetic and kind character by helping a palsied man walk again. This shows that this man related to the struggles and lesser opportunities individuals with physical ailments impose on people's lives. The story's plot was expected and normal until the blind man meets the wizard. This and the cobra within the nest were things are was sure not expecting when reading the beginning of the story. Usually, the cobra represents characterizations of evil or the devil. However, in this story, the venom from the snakes bite is instead used to bring the ability of sight back to the man. With this said, the blind man saw again, but at what cost? Does this symbolism of this animal still hold true?
Cobra, Public Domain Collections
Bibliography: K.N. Fleeson, Laos: The Blind Man
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