The Country of the Blind
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"The Country of the Blind" is a classic short story by H. G. Wells about a sighted man who discovers a secluded valley of blind people and challenges their radically different perception of reality.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | H. G. Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
conflict between individual and society
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cultural relativism ⓘ disability and normality ⓘ limits of sensory experience ⓘ perception of reality ⓘ power of majority opinion ⓘ |
| communityTrait | entire population is blind ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
clash of worldviews
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epistemology of sensory experience ⓘ social construction of normality ⓘ |
| genre |
allegory
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fantasy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| inCollection | various H. G. Wells short story collections ⓘ |
| influenced | later works exploring disability and perception ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th century literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
considered a classic of speculative short fiction
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frequently anthologized ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nunez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
blindness
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isolation ⓘ sight ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableQuote | In the Country of the Blind the One-Eyed Man is King ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotPoint |
a sighted mountaineer discovers a hidden valley of blind people
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the blind community has developed its own culture and explanations of the world ⓘ the blind community rejects the idea that sight is an advantage ⓘ the protagonist initially believes that in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king ⓘ the protagonist is pressured to have his eyes removed to conform to the community ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait | sighted ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Invisible Man
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The Island of Doctor Moreau NERFINISHED ⓘ The Time Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Andes Mountains
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secluded mountain valley ⓘ |
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