Blindness in fiction: A study of the attitude of authors towards their blind characters

Abstract

Few realize that the term "the blind" is no more an accurate classification than its opposite "the seeing." In fiction we find four sorts of blind persons: (1) the idealized, (2) the repugnant, (3) the extremely clever, and (4) the normal. Occasionally a fifth class, involving the readjustment of the newly blinded to their condition, is found. All of these themes have been worked out in literature with various degrees of accuracy and success. Bibliography of 46 titles. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)