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Although every other character in the film can literally see, what realities about The Tramp’s character are they “blind” to? How is this reflected in the paper boys’ treatment of The Tramp?

Although every other character in the film can literally see, what realities about The Tramp’s character are they “blind” to? How is this reflected in the paper boys’ treatment of The Tramp?

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People assume that the Tramp is a vagrant and not intelligent. They, however fail to see the realities and the beauty of life. People like the paper boys who tease him and the butler who throws him out of the mansion. They lack compassion and ability to perceive beauty in the ordinary.