Blindness by Jose Saramago
T
Theodoros Kafantaris
Published on July 07, 2026
Introduction
A man goes suddenly blind—not black blind, but white, "a milky sea." Within days, everyone he contacted is blind. The government quarantines them in an abandoned asylum. Jose Saramago's Blindness (1995) strips away identity to reveal what remains when civilization collapses.
The Doctor's Wife
One person can still see. She witnesses the descent into filth, the brutal gang controlling food, the exploitation of the weakest. Her sight is both burden and responsibility. "If I do not lead them, they will die."
Key Takeaways
- Civilization is fragile
- Seeing is a moral act
- Solidarity survives collapse
