Characters from Blindness

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

The First Man - This character has a car stolen after going blind.

The Thief - He is the first to die in the asylum.

The First Man's Wife - This character is the second person in the novel to go blind.

The Doctor - This character becomes the de facto leader of the inmates when the first small group arrives at the asylum.

The Doctor's Wife - This character leads a group of inmates into the city after the asylum burns.

The Girl with Dark Glasses - She lives with her parents...
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