Theme Of Blindness By Saramago

In blindness by Saramago the doctors wife took the role of the leader. As the doctors wife takes on the role of the leader she is often questioned by her husband. When the eye doctor feels the willpower to have a say he decides it is his duty to alleviate the situation. “The doctor asked his wife, Guide me to the main door, Why, I 'm going to tell them that there is someone here with a serious infection and that we have no medicines,” Saramago, (page 25). The doctor felt as if it was his duty to find a solution to the wounded man problems. Though he can not see, it is indisputable that he will not accomplish anything by asking soldiers for medical assistance. His wife, in a concern manner questions him, but he is reluctant to ask anyway.

Social constructs and the lack of compassion impacts societies as well to certain extents. Primarily those who do live in a fragile society experience the stigma of being considered an outsider. Pertaining to a culture that is not well accepted creates a fear of being discriminated against. For example, “His face drained of colour, one of the soldiers who had fired, said nervously, You won 't get me going back in there at any price. From one moment to the next, on this same day, when evening was falling, at the hour of changing guard, he became one more blind man among the other blind men, what saved him was that he belonged to the army” Saramago (page 33). The soldier is in a position of power and not of fragility. Though he does experience the risk of becoming blind the exaggeration of the situation is a prime example of those who live as an outsider. He weakens the fragility of those who are weak because he does not stabilize the situation in contrast he makes it worse. Creating a gap between the stable and fragile only allows for more errors to occur. There are no signs that the soldier who is simply taking orders from someone that holds authority over him, resonates with the sick. That doesn’t however give him a justifiable stance of showing no compassion over those who are living in poor