Jorge Luis Borges Blindness Essay

In the essay “Blindness” by Jorge Luis Borges , he indicates how the word “blind” and the people who have the ability to see are oblivious. His main audience is those who do not see the reality and beauty of the world having the ability to do so but are stuck in the stereotypes that are said. Borges purpose is for his readers to awaken and take a step forward and appreciate the privilege of sight , and to actually see a blind person point of view before judging. The author demonstrates this by telling us his personal experience of being a blind person and how he sees the world in different ways he also states the stereotypes that people have or inferred about the blind in order to explain to us the reality. The tone throughout the essay is the reality compared to the stereotypes which communicates to the reader that us who have the ability to see but do not see the reality and the beauty of the world when we have the ability to do so. …show more content…
He uses his experience to challenge people's point of view. For example he states, “ The world of the blind is not the night that people imagine.” Borges,(pg 1.) This text states that one of the stereotypes that have been said about the blind is that they are enclosed in a black world. Being blind gives him a whole new perspective, one he would not change. He states that,“ That slow loss of sight, began when I began to see” Borges, (pg.2). With this in mind, readers learn that his lost of sight made him see the real world. The world that us who are able to see do not but those who can not do. Jorge Luis borges had the chance to view the two worlds. One where he to didn't appreciate the beauty but the other where he changes for the