Author: Christine Faltz Grassman
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2009-03-05
Total Pages: 141
ISBN-13: 0595632181
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt was an epidemic. It was a plague that shocked both those who got it and those who did not. It was coined the white sickness. For inexplicable reasons, random citizens became blind, and the sickness was believed to be contagious. Instead of teaching people to manage their disability, the government rounded up the newly-blind and caged them like animals. The quarantine facilities had no organization, no plumbing, no electricity, and no law and order. Both the blind and the seeing were terrified. When the crisis subsided, the officials in charge were tried for their role in the inhumane treatment of the citizens; they were acquitted. One vigilante group is not satisfied with the verdict. Calling themselves the Cellmates, they kidnap seven people and hold them hostagekeeping them blinded so they can experience the same fears as those who were blinded in the plague. A blend of social commentary, criticism, parody, and polemic, author Christine Faltz Grassman offers an anti-sequel to Blindness, a psychological thriller written by Jos Saramago. The Sight Sickness, Grassmans personal response to the publics fear of blindness, works to show that with the right attitude, the right tools, and the right techniques, blindness is manageable.
Book Synopsis The Sight Sickness by : Christine Faltz Grassman
Download or read book The Sight Sickness written by Christine Faltz Grassman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-03-05 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was an epidemic. It was a plague that shocked both those who got it and those who did not. It was coined the white sickness. For inexplicable reasons, random citizens became blind, and the sickness was believed to be contagious. Instead of teaching people to manage their disability, the government rounded up the newly-blind and caged them like animals. The quarantine facilities had no organization, no plumbing, no electricity, and no law and order. Both the blind and the seeing were terrified. When the crisis subsided, the officials in charge were tried for their role in the inhumane treatment of the citizens; they were acquitted. One vigilante group is not satisfied with the verdict. Calling themselves the Cellmates, they kidnap seven people and hold them hostagekeeping them blinded so they can experience the same fears as those who were blinded in the plague. A blend of social commentary, criticism, parody, and polemic, author Christine Faltz Grassman offers an anti-sequel to Blindness, a psychological thriller written by Jos Saramago. The Sight Sickness, Grassmans personal response to the publics fear of blindness, works to show that with the right attitude, the right tools, and the right techniques, blindness is manageable.
