Random Notes on Blindness
About This Novel
The representative work of Saramago, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, was selected into the "100 Best Literary Works of All Times" by the Nobel Academy. "This world is so bad that almost everyone has become intellectually blind because we are increasingly unwilling to open our eyes to see the world." Saramago started from a huge absurd idea and placed his characters in extreme environments, letting them fall into the abyss of human nature. Reading "Blindness" will bring an unforgettable shock to readers. The book tells the unsettling primitiveness and truth in shocking details, showing the ugliness of human beings in details. Doubling blindness makes reality more cruel and cruel. However, in this great horror, there are still warm and touching parts. The doctor's wife is our eyes and our conscience, allowing us to see the brilliance and beauty that cannot be concealed. This book was selected into the "100 Best Literary Works of All Times" by the Nobel Academy and is an important classic work of Saramago.
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Official(12)Scraped 4d ago
Don't forget to like the pictures
Replies are welcome and thanks for the like!
Don't forget to like the pictures
Replies are welcome and thanks for the like!
Good, good, good, good, good
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Does the civilization we follow come from the heart or is it glamorous in front of others?
When blindness becomes an infectious disease, what everyone falls into is not eternal darkness but whiteness like a sea of milk. Being isolated loses freedom, and at the same time loses dignity, decency, morality, and various ethical rules that were once firmly controlled by this society. People were instantly buried in filth, the civilization they were once proud of became weak, and people degenerated into animals, with only the desire for survival in their eyes. Feces, fleas, and vomit filled all the rooms. Morality and decency were nothing in the face of hunger and filth. For a patient who suddenly becomes blind, the first thing he thinks of is not to go to the hospital, but to avoid causing trouble to others. In the past, everyone pointed fingers at a woman who lived an undisciplined life, but one day those who were on the commanding heights and wore the cloak of "morality" actually needed to rely on others to sell their bodies to survive. In the original world, we may have superficial "freedom", but in fact we are restricted by various rules and civilizations. But what happens when we lose our "sight"? It is worth thinking about whether the "morals" of the "civilized" beliefs we follow are sincere and come from the heart, or are they just for the sake of glory in front of others. If everyone in this world is blind and loses the "eyesight" of others, what should we follow? Will it still be those "civilizations"?
The world is so bad that almost everyone is at a loss intellectually, because people are increasingly unwilling to open their eyes to see the world.
This book is wonderful
Wonderful setting and wonderful content
After reading it, I seemed to be unable to open my eyes and felt a little panicked.
It does look very strenuous.
Sometimes the main plot starts to talk about some truths and so on, and the article is very long and it is really difficult to read, but keep reading, it is a very weird work
Emmmmm, I think this book is average, and the ending is a bit hasty... And it's not as desperate as I thought...
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Official(12)Scraped 4d ago
Don't forget to like the pictures
Replies are welcome and thanks for the like!
Don't forget to like the pictures
Replies are welcome and thanks for the like!
Good, good, good, good, good
The meaning is profound, be the first to enter the comment area.
Does the civilization we follow come from the heart or is it glamorous in front of others?
When blindness becomes an infectious disease, what everyone falls into is not eternal darkness but whiteness like a sea of milk. Being isolated loses freedom, and at the same time loses dignity, decency, morality, and various ethical rules that were once firmly controlled by this society. People were instantly buried in filth, the civilization they were once proud of became weak, and people degenerated into animals, with only the desire for survival in their eyes. Feces, fleas, and vomit filled all the rooms. Morality and decency were nothing in the face of hunger and filth. For a patient who suddenly becomes blind, the first thing he thinks of is not to go to the hospital, but to avoid causing trouble to others. In the past, everyone pointed fingers at a woman who lived an undisciplined life, but one day those who were on the commanding heights and wore the cloak of "morality" actually needed to rely on others to sell their bodies to survive. In the original world, we may have superficial "freedom", but in fact we are restricted by various rules and civilizations. But what happens when we lose our "sight"? It is worth thinking about whether the "morals" of the "civilized" beliefs we follow are sincere and come from the heart, or are they just for the sake of glory in front of others. If everyone in this world is blind and loses the "eyesight" of others, what should we follow? Will it still be those "civilizations"?
The world is so bad that almost everyone is at a loss intellectually, because people are increasingly unwilling to open their eyes to see the world.
This book is wonderful
Wonderful setting and wonderful content
After reading it, I seemed to be unable to open my eyes and felt a little panicked.
It does look very strenuous.
Sometimes the main plot starts to talk about some truths and so on, and the article is very long and it is really difficult to read, but keep reading, it is a very weird work
Emmmmm, I think this book is average, and the ending is a bit hasty... And it's not as desperate as I thought...
