An Analysis of the Characters in the Novel The Blind Man by Maurice Pervin Essay

In D.H. Lawrences The Blind Man, Maurice Pervin had been blinded in Flanders. He comes back to his farm where he and his wife, Isabel, spend the next year in solitude. Initially, Maurice attempts to regain control of his life, by acting as his blindness is not really a disabliaty and by exercising power over his wife however, when he feels abandoned by her and her friend Bertie, he attempts to regain control of her, by controlling Bertie.When we first hear of Maurices blindness, we see that He was totally blind (139). This demonstrates Maurice's dependence on his wife. Since he is completely blinded, he must depend on her for anything he can no longer do. Also, she and he had been almost entirely alone with each together since he was wounded. Maurice was totally alone, he had no on else. The same could be said about Isabel, but, she had the ability to go out and find someone else, or to send for Bertie. Maurice had no other friends and was not able to go out as he pleased to meet people. However, despite his obvious dependence, he is in denial regarding this. He feels that even though he was sightless he could still discuss everything with Wernham (139). This illustrates Maurices desire to be adequate. He is saying to himself I may be blind but I'm still just as good as anyone else. This also comes up later when he is speaking with Bertie. However, physical inadequacy was also something that Maurice had to deal with. We find that he could also do a good deal of work about the place- menial work it is true but it gave him satisfaction. He milked the cows, carried in the pails, turned the separator attended to the pigs and horses (139). Maurice wants to show that he is just as strong and capable of manual labor as he was before. Then, the narrator tells...

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