In this paper, I will argue that the paradoxes Oliver Sacks mentions in his essay "The Mind's Eye" have only one purpose, that is, to show us the complex working of the brain and its ability to overcome disability. The paradoxes are made an integral part of the essay because each paradox mentioned shows us how the human brain can adapt and find creative and ingenious ways to cope with physical losses and disorders. In his essay, Sacks seemingly breaks the norm. Yet, it seems like those who were victims of neurological disorder seem better off blind. Sacks essay is mainly based on subjective experiences, rather than objective experiences. However, in truth, objective experiences are the basis of subjective experiences, that is, subjective experiences
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As Sacks states, "The visual cortex becomes hypersensitive to internal stimuli of all sorts: its own autonomous activity; signals from other brain areas- auditory, tactile, and verbal areas; and thoughts, memories, and emotions."(337). It gives us a sense as to how people recreate the surroundings in front of them when they are unable to see.. These factors are certainly talked about in Sacks essay, and how each individual uses it as a means of survival in their new re-formed life. Furthermore, Sacks point out "With his new intensity of auditory experience, along with the sharpening of his other sense, Hull came to feel a sense of intimacy with nature"(330). Becoming intimate with nature, with his other senses being sharpened shows the different ways in which a blind person experiences motion indicate the normal relationship between the body and world has been severed. The sound of other bodies becomes a means of source to delineate a whole new landscape for Hull, which is a hint to us that the knowledge Hull has of his body movements and movements of other things is not symmetrical. The cues are provided by internal and external sensation. The patterns of connection between each profile display some positivity on the shortcoming of sight. In a broader perspective, each experience unites to form a bigger picture: that the restrictions certainly change them as a person as they
As Sacks states, "The visual cortex becomes hypersensitive to internal stimuli of all sorts: its own autonomous activity; signals from other brain areas- auditory, tactile, and verbal areas; and thoughts, memories, and emotions."(337). It gives us a sense as to how people recreate the surroundings in front of them when they are unable to see.. These factors are certainly talked about in Sacks essay, and how each individual uses it as a means of survival in their new re-formed life. Furthermore, Sacks point out "With his new intensity of auditory experience, along with the sharpening of his other sense, Hull came to feel a sense of intimacy with nature"(330). Becoming intimate with nature, with his other senses being sharpened shows the different ways in which a blind person experiences motion indicate the normal relationship between the body and world has been severed. The sound of other bodies becomes a means of source to delineate a whole new landscape for Hull, which is a hint to us that the knowledge Hull has of his body movements and movements of other things is not symmetrical. The cues are provided by internal and external sensation. The patterns of connection between each profile display some positivity on the shortcoming of sight. In a broader perspective, each experience unites to form a bigger picture: that the restrictions certainly change them as a person as they