The Blind Assassin
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The Blind Assassin

by

Margaret Atwood
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Blind Assassin Character Analysis

In the man’s science-fiction story, the blind assassin is a formerly-enslaved Ygnirod boy who goes blind from making luxury carpets. He is then sold into a brothel but manages to escape, becoming known as the best blind assassin in Sakiel-Norn. He is hired to kill the girl as part of a plot to topple the King of Sakiel-Norn, but ends up falling in love with her instead. The two escape the city but end up being eaten by wolves.

Blind Assassin Quotes in The Blind Assassin

The The Blind Assassin quotes below are all either spoken by Blind Assassin or refer to Blind Assassin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Storytelling, Narrative, and Truth Theme Icon
).
Chapter 6 Quotes

You might say he grabbed what he could get. Why wouldn’t he? He had no scruples, his life was dog eat dog and it always had been. Or you could say they were both young so they didn’t know any better. The young habitually mistake lust for love, they’re infested with idealism of all kinds. And I haven’t said he didn’t kill her afterwards. As I’ve pointed out, he was nothing if not self-interested.

Related Characters: Man (speaker), Woman, Girl, Blind Assassin
Related Symbols: The Blind Assassin
Storytelling, Narrative, and Truth Theme Icon
Doomed Love Theme Icon
Oppression vs. Resistance Theme Icon
Violence and Death Theme Icon
Page Number: 257
Explanation and Analysis:
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Blind Assassin Quotes in The Blind Assassin

The The Blind Assassin quotes below are all either spoken by Blind Assassin or refer to Blind Assassin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Storytelling, Narrative, and Truth Theme Icon
).
Chapter 6 Quotes

You might say he grabbed what he could get. Why wouldn’t he? He had no scruples, his life was dog eat dog and it always had been. Or you could say they were both young so they didn’t know any better. The young habitually mistake lust for love, they’re infested with idealism of all kinds. And I haven’t said he didn’t kill her afterwards. As I’ve pointed out, he was nothing if not self-interested.

Related Characters: Man (speaker), Woman, Girl, Blind Assassin
Related Symbols: The Blind Assassin
Storytelling, Narrative, and Truth Theme Icon
Doomed Love Theme Icon
Oppression vs. Resistance Theme Icon
Violence and Death Theme Icon
Page Number: 257
Explanation and Analysis:
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