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  • Essay / Analysis of the essay A Man Who Had No Eyes by Mackinlay Kanter

    Essay A Man Who Had No EyesSummary:A Man Who Had No Eyes is a story that turns around the accidental meeting of two blind people who both lost their sight due to a chemical explosion at a workplace. One of the men is a beggar and the other a man; Mr. Parsons is a very successful insurer. The story begins when the beggar stops Mr. Parsons as he was leaving a fancy hotel, even though the beggar was not trying to beg Mr. Parsons for money, but rather was trying to sell him a lighter to a dollar, Mr. Parsons bought it. the lighter, but instead of paying the beggar only $1, Mr. Parsons was a humble man and gave him two. But that still wasn't enough for the beggar, the beggar was trying to put his hands in Mr. Parson's pockets and get more money because he was a greedy man. Then the beggar goes on to tell Mr. Parsons a story that led to the beggar's blindness. He was trying to escape from the "C-shop" when someone pulled him back and stomped on him, leading to his blindness, in an attempt to get more. Mr. Parsons' money. This story made Mr. Parsons realize who this man was., ...