Saramago

The passage occurs in Chapter six, "And how can a society of blind people organize itself in order to survive, By organizing itself, to organize oneself is, in a way, to begin to have eyes." (Pp 296) From here, Saramago's emphasis is on the organization of this group of people. The focus is on working as organized group. By organizing oneself, that will work together and help each other. This will lead them to see and …

…best for the present, our hopes of a bright future will be awaiting us. Finally, I would like to quote the doctor's wife's saying to the insomniac woman, "Let's go, only those who have to die will die, death doesn't give any warning when it singles you out." (Pp 178). What I understand here is that positive thinking which can drive us to the right direction and can initiate us to organize ourselves for human survival.