Blog Post #9

Article 1: Carver

                This article is a short narrative about a blind man, Robert, who comes to visit an old friend and her husband, told by the husband. One thing I really enjoyed about this story was the change in the husband’s point of view on blindness. At first, he seemed to look down on blind people, insulting not only themselves, but also their spouses. Anyway, about halfway through the article the three of them are having a conversation. Maybe it was because of the 5 or 6 drinks they had, but the husband started to almost envy Robert. Even though he was blind Robert seemed to have a deeper connection with his wife than he did. In fact, his relationship with his wife almost seemed shallow and loveless. I think it stumped him that a blind man had such a meaningful life, when he didn’t.

                Literally the only thing I didn’t like about this article was that they never told us the names of the man and his wife. It made writing this reflection a lot more difficult and confusing than it needed to be!