Mackenzie Kantor's A Man Who Had No Eyes

In Mackenzie Kantor’s “A Man Who Had No Eyes,” the readers follow along an interaction between two men were one is crimpled under his disabilities and the other who has not allowed his challenges to restrict him from success. The short story begins with a boorish beggar named Markwardt roaming the streets pouncing at the tiniest iota of empathy for, what he sees to be, his life ending disability. The disheveled man chooses for his life to consist of asking civilians roaming the streets if they “[would] [not] mind helping a poor guy out” (329), instead of making an honourable, conscientious living for himself. The beggar uses his disabilities as a crutch to get through life and make ends meet through using people’s compassion in his favour.