In class response 66-69

In this section of the book, the new internees arrive and all have a relationship with the ones that are already there. We know this is contagious because it seems that everyone except the doctors wife is blind. I simply think the wife is immune to this infection and that is why she is not blind. We also see how the government is not sending someone to help or actually investigate what is going on. I find it pretty amusing because how can you put people in a ward that cannot see and expect them to do everything they usually do by themselves. At this point we see how they start to protest and also they mention the fact about sending doctors and we see how the doctor doesn't say anything. He knows that at this moment for once he isn't a doctor and cant provide help for them in any way. The doctor also starts to question about how will they all be there and what if something goes wrong who will go help them out. He knows his wife can but he doesn't want to say anything because then everyone will want her help and he won't have her there. I think it is good that they dont say anything because people will also get furious knowing that she can see and just lash at her because they cant. This is important because it makes you think about what will eventually happen and how will they go about it.