Tag: epidemic

Blindness by José Saramago is a haunting and visceral exploration of a society's descent into chaos when an inexplicable epidemic of sudden and contagious blindness strikes. The narrative unfolds in a city where an unnamed government takes drastic measures to contain the outbreak, quarantining the affected individuals in an abandoned mental hospital. The story's protagonist, known simply as the Doctor, finds himself among the first to be afflicted by the sudden blindness. As the epidemic spreads, society crumbles, and the government resorts to increasingly oppressive measures to maintain control. The blind are left to fend for themselves, navigating a world plunged into darkness, where basic human instincts and morality are put to the test. Amidst the chaos, a small group of characte...