102 pages • 3 hours read
José SaramagoBlindness
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1995A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Many critics argue that Blindness is ablest, meaning it offers a discriminatory view of what it means to be blind. Do you agree with this criticism? Explain your reasoning.
Is the doctor’s wife the protagonist of Blindness? Why or why not? Use at least three pieces of evidence from the novel.
Blindness is a postmodern novel. Explain how its postmodern form helps support at least one of the novel’s themes.
Is Blindness a feminist novel? Support your argument with evidence from the text.
Discuss two metaphorical meanings of blindness from the novel.
Saramago suggests that a collapse of society inevitably drives humanity toward savagery and animalism. Do you agree or disagree? Reference three examples from the text.
Explain the idea of tyranny in Blindness. How does it manifest? What are the implications for the reader?
Does Blindness have an antagonist? Explain your reasoning.
How is the kindness exhibited by the first ward group transformative? Support your reasoning.
What aspects of society does Saramago criticize, and how does he argue those areas could be improved? In your response, specifically discuss the end of the novel and if you think society will change as a result of the white sickness.
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