Blindness

• In order to have a more fulfilling reading experience, it is important to have knowledge of the religious traditions, beliefs, or readings from different cultures that could affect literature, despite an individual reader’s personal beliefs • Since culture is greatly influenced by its dominant religious system, even if a writer does not necessarily adhere to the beliefs, the key values of that religious system will affect the literary work • Despite a reader’s religious affiliation, generally…

to transcend the darkness, he questions its existence and ultimately acknowledges his blindness (metaphorical) and lack of freedom since he would be forever restrained and bound to the “bit” in his mouth. Dysart’s soliloquy thus ends the play on a relatively dark note and is followed by a blackout which throws the theater into darkness. The blackout can be interpreted as being representative of Dysart’s blindness and the beginning of Alan’s journey towards the…

and 12. It causes the victim to have near total blindness, and the effects are irreversible. The disease is rare, and it strikes only one of about 15,000 people (Runyan 42). Marla sees a permanent blot in front of her eyes. It is a scar tissue in her retina (Runyan 6). Stargardt’s causes Marla to see artificial light ten times brighter than normal (Runyan 31). Marla’s mother, Valerie, was doing everything she could do help Marla with her blindness. She bought many visual aids to try and fix the…

a professional. I believe that cultural competency is similar to acquiring a new skill. It requires you to develop a plan for professional development. In the beginning of my University studies, I feel as though I may have been in the ‘cultural blindness’ stage of the continuum. I felt as though everyone should be treated the same regardless of their race or background.…

and content of the anwser. It is at this point where the irony of Tiresias 's literal blindness and Oedipus’s figurative blindness is put “out there where we’ll find it.” (Foster) Tiresias is obviously telling the truth, as he always has, and is definitely not in league with Creon, as Oedipus suggests. In this way, Tersias proves his spiritual sight. And even though Oedipus mocks Tiresias for his physical blindness, it is clear that until Oedipus accepts the truth, he will be blind in a more…

archetypal, blind literary character is given the ability to see the more important aspects of life, but the opposite is true for those characters with full sight. Having this anomaly undermines what is considered a vital physical feature. This blindness could be to love, to evil, to reality, to potential, to truth, or to a plethora of other things. Significantly, this tragic fault’s potential often leads to the blind character’s demise. In Euripides’…

Conditions, which affect the sensory system, include colour blindness and glaucoma. Glaucoma is a disorder of the eye where vision loss occurs (Scanlon & Sanders, 2010, p. 223). It is commonly caused by pressure build up due to the aqueous humor, which is watery fluid in the anterior cavity of the eye (Herlihy, 2014)…

insulin in the body is very low causes the glucose to accumulate in the blood. Because of Diabetes people suffer from major complications such as: limb amputation, heart disease, blindness among others. (GeoSalud, 2016)…

American Literature shaped the Southern Gothic Genre by exploring the south and criticizing the moral blindness of the south. Disturbed personalities, macabre situations, and moral blindness are the traits of the Southern Gothic Genre. A Good Man is Hard to Find, by Flannery O'Connor, The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson, and A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner had held the traits of Southern Gothic Literature. Southern Gothic is portrayed through the character and situations within the…

Lear’s greed leads to his metaphorical blindness which prevents him from discerning and distinguishing the forces of evil, that are also fuelled by greed, against him. Lear demonstrates this human folly clearly at the beginning of play. In conjunction to the relatively greedy act of relinquishing political power (his responsibilities) while keeping his title of King, Lear attempts to achieve self-assurance and satisfy his narcissistic desires by conducting a love test where his daughters must…