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Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira

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Ensaio Sobre a CegueiraJosé SaramagoBlindness, book 1

Characters in Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira

11 characters, main characters first.

Antagonists

  • The Man with the Black Eye Patch

    A character who emerges as a leader of the criminal element within the mental hospital, exploiting and terrorizing the other blind internees.

Supporting characters

  • The Boy with No Mother

    One of the seven strangers guided by the eyewitness, he is part of the group navigating the city's barren streets.

  • The doctor (Blindness)

  • The girl with the dark glasses

  • The first blind man

  • The boy with the squint

  • The old man with the black eye patch

  • The car thief

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