Foster’s informal use of first person through his criticism distracts from his main argument. Foster correctly argues that one of the major themes throughout Oedipus Rex is light versus darkness. Foster correctly characterises the blind man as a symbol of light versus darkness within the story. Foster accurately asserts that when an author includes a blind man into any story, that author is trying to get the attention of the audience. Foster supports and strengthens this argument through the use of the story “Araby” (203)and musical anecdotes to emphasize the importance of the blind man. Foster’s criticism leaves something to be desired when he correctly claims that Oedipus’s “suffering has redeemed him in the eyes of the gods…” (206), but
