The writer makes use of metaphor as blindness to convey his message of invisibility. Blindness, as used by the author in novel can be defined as the choice of certain persons to see things in a certain light.

Rev. Homer A. Barbee’s blindness and Jack’s blindness in one eye are indicative of the society’s blindness. That these two persons manage to give an impression of knowledge and have mastered the psychology of man so much that they can use their words and ideas to make people to do their biddings is significant. Barbee’s speech is recorded to be soul touching that there was so much sniffling in the hall. Even the narrator feels a heightened sense of guilt for his decisions after listing to Barbee. Moreover, it is not until the end of his speech that the narrator realizes that Barbee is blind. The same applies to Jack. He is able to convince the narrator of the goodness of the brotherhood movement and visibility the movement can give to him. It is at the end of the novel that the, narrator realizes that Jack has a glass of false eye. Sybil’s comment on the narrator’s inquiry of her husband is also noteworthy.