Blindness

I'm glad the doctor's wife finally took a stand against the thieves. I've been waiting for this to happen since she found the scissors. The fact it took her that long to do it was annoying. The situation was worsening by the day and people were starving. I get that a person doesn't shed their morals that easily but this was survival. She needed to do this sooner. I thought it was interesting that there's a contrast between the doctor and his wife. Obviously one can see and the other can but it runs deeper than that. Throughout the book, the doctor is seen as a voice of reason. People look to him for authority. His wife is in the background and no one really regards her with the same type of feelings they have for the doctor. People expect the doctor to rise up to the occasion but it's his wife that does it. She cares for her little group. She is the one who takes charge and kills the leader of the thieves and she does it with easily. She even remarks that she would kill again if it were necessary. It's nice to see how strong the wife is compared to the doctor.