In Fiction
- Daredevil (Marvel Comics) - Blind "superhero."
- Geordi La Forge was blind since birth but uses a VISOR and later ocular implants that allow him to see the electromagnetic spectrum. The character was created by Gene Roddenberry as a positive role model for the disabled.
- Toph Bei Fong from the show Avatar: The Last Airbender was born blind, but uses her Earthbending abilities to sense vibrations and "see" things that are in contact with the earth. For this reason, she hates flying and sailing, as she lacks contact with the ground and is truly blind.
- Tommy, the titular character of an album by The Who. His blindness, along with his deafness and muteness, are actually psychosomatic.
See also: Fictional blind characters
Read more about this topic: List Of Blind People
Famous quotes containing the word fiction:
“It seems that the fiction writer has a revolting attachment to the poor, for even when he writes about the rich, he is more concerned with what they lack than with what they have.”
—Flannery O’Connor (1925–1964)
“Although the primitive in art may be both interesting and impressive, as portrayed in American fiction it is conspicuous for dullness alone. Drab persons living drab lives, observed by drab minds and reported in drab writing ...”
—Ellen Glasgow (1873–1945)