Blindness

The most terrifying thing about blindness is to be the only one who can see!……………..Blindness _ José Saramago: The novel talks about a mysterious epidemic that affects a city, where the people of this city suddenly become blind, creating a wave of panic and chaos that leads to military intervention to control the situation, but the situation becomes more tragic when the army abandons the helpless and weak crowds, which leads to gangs taking over the remaining food and medicine. People begin to fight among themselves. The story also sheds light on the human side represented by the doctor, his wife, and his family who remained cohesive until the end. The novel talks about intellectual blindness, where the doctor’s wife said at the end of the novel, "I don’t think we are blind, but I think we are seeing blind people, blind humans who can see but they do not see," also indicating that human morals and humanitarian principles are fragile in the face of human need.