Robert's Blindness Analysis

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The narrator states that Robert’s blindness “bothered” him and the narrator was not looking forward to Robert’s visit. However, the narrator lacks experience dealing with blind people, and based his opinion on superficial stereotypes. “My idea of blindness came from the movies.” says the narrator. The narrator even goes as far as to pity the blind man’s wife, believing her life must have been miserable, due to her husband’s inability to see her face. From these opinions that the narrator has created, we can draw the conclusion that the narrator is a bigot, someone prejudiced and intolerant, similar to a racist. Most anti-heroes are quick to judge and can become stuck in their ways. Thus, the narrator’s bias, it blinds him from seeing people

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