| Blindness is the tale of a city stricken by a inexplicable "White Blindness". It starts with a single person and soon everyone who makes contact with him goes blind. Trying to contain the epidemic, city officials quarantine the blind and those who had contact with the blind in abandanonded hospitals and institutional buildings. Society degrades quickly as the epidemic progresses, and this story focuses on a group of seven individuals including the original blind man, the doctor who tried to treat him, and the doctor's wife, who for some reason can still see. The doctor's wife hides this fact for much of the story, in order to remain with her husband and care for him, but eventually she is forced to reveal this as she and the others strike out from quarantine only to find that the entire city has gone blind and they must somehow find a way to survive the horrible conditions that have resulted. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - near future Internal struggle/realization? Yes Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians Yes Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes Brain/Body disability? - physical disability Conflict: Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Main Adversary Identity: - natural phenomena Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 () City? Yes Writing Style Sex in book? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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