“She was completely blind.” – Explain the irony - The Eyes Have It

Q: “She was completely blind.” – Explain the irony.

A:       In an irony there is a difference between reality and appearance.

          The above line was cited by a new co – passenger to the narrator in Ruskin Bond’s short story ‘The Eyes Have It’.

          A girl got into / entered the train at Rohana during his train journey. The narrator was totally blind at that time and his eyes were sensitive only to light and darkness. He felt her presence through hearing voice and even the sound of her slippers.

          Then the narrator started to converse with the girl concealing his blindness in every possible way as he thought that the girl had a normal eyesight. The narrator pretended to study the landscape. He gave an account of lovely scenic beauty of Mussoorie and remarked about the interesting face of the girl. After the departure of the girl at Saharanpur, the narrator came to know from a new co – passenger that the girl was totally blind. It was the ironical situation as it was the opposition of reality and appearance.