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discuss the irony in Ruskin bonds "the eyes are not here "about 300 words​

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discuss the irony in Ruskin bonds "the eyes are not here "about 300 words

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The Eyes Have It by Ruskin Bond

In The Eyes Have It by Ruskin Bond we have the theme of kindness, determination, independence,desire, perception, memory and confidence. Taken from his Complete Short Stories collection the storyis narrated in the first person by a young unnamed blind man and after reading the story the readerrealises that Bond may be exploring the theme of kindness. Throughout the story the narrator showskindness to the young woman in the compartment. He compliments her when he can which issomewhat ironic considering that he cannot see her. The fact that he considers that the woman has aninteresting face may also be important as it suggests that the narrator is attempting to appeal to the

woman’s intellect rather than to her vanity as most men would do. If anything th

roughout the story thenarrator is flirting with the young woman. Which may explain as to why the narrator is acting so kind toher. He himself is a young man and it would only be natural for him to be interested in a young woman.It may also be significant that at no stage of the story does the narrator allow the fact that he isphysically challenged get in the way of what he would like to do.If anything the narrator shows the reader that he is resilient and determined when it comes to hisengagement wit

h the young woman. Something that the reader suspects is mirrored by the narrator’s

outlook on life. He may be blind but the narrator does not consider this to be an obstacle. While others

might admit defeat and rely on others. The narrator doesn’t. He mai

ntains his independence. However itis noticeable that the narrator is somewhat self-conscious when he is in the compartment. He does notwish to let the young woman know that he is blind. Possibly fearing that she may judge him negativelyshould she be aware that he cannot see. It is also possible that the narrator is working from memorywhen he talks to the young woman about the landscape as he is looking out the compartment window.If this is the case then it would further emphasis the fact that the narrator wishes to hide the fact thathe is blind. In reality the narrator may be aware of how those who are blind are treated by others. It isas though those who are blind are considered different.

It is also noticeable that Bond is using the narrator’s othe

r senses in the story particularly smell. Similarly

it is noticeable that the narrator has a strong desire to touch the young woman’s hair. Such is the

favourable perception he has of the young woman. It is as though the narrator is attempting to paint apicture of the young woman for himself based on what she says to him and what he can smell. Thiscould be important as the narrator appears to be compensating for his inability to see and seems to bedoing so successfully. It is also interesting that the young woman, just like the narrator, is attempting tohide her blindness too. When the narrator asks the young woman to describe the landscape to him.Rather than admitting she is blind she tells the narrator to look for himself. This may be important as ithighlights the same independence that the narrator is showing throughout the story. The young womanmay be blind but she does not allow it to be a stumbling block or a topic of conversation. Which is verysimilar to the narrator. The determination that the narrator shows in the story is mirrored by the youngwoman.