![]() ![]() A “blind beggar” comes down the street he is shabbily dressed and is “thumping his way before him” with a “traditional battered cane” (Paragraph 2). Parsons has just come out of his hotel and is about to step onto the street. It is a pleasant spring day in an unnamed city. This study guide cites paragraph numbers for in-text citations. ![]() Such terms are replicated in this study guide only in direct quotes of the source material. The overarching commentary imparts that character, not disability, defines us and informs how we respond to life’s unforeseen circumstances.Ĭontent Warning: The source material uses outdated terms for discussing people with disabilities and people without a permanent home. ![]() The story explores themes of Human Agency and Disability as well as Appearance Versus Reality to depict how two men of similar circumstances respond to their disabilities in different ways. Parsons identifies as Markwardt-was blinded in the same factory accident many years ago. Parsons climactically reveals that he-like the man, whom Mr. Parsons and insists on selling him a cigarette lighter, as the man refuses charity. Parsons, and a “blind beggar.” The latter accosts Mr. In “A Man Who Had No Eyes,” the third-person omniscient narrator relays a short but eventful meeting between a well-off insurance salesperson, Mr. ![]()
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