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The old woman
This woman is being raped by the leader of the thugs when the doctor’s wife stabs the leader in the neck with her scissors, killing him. The woman then triumphantly bites off the thug leader’s penis. The doctor’s wife whispers to her, “Be quiet […] Say nothing,” and then helps her escape. Later, the internees convene to discuss their strategy moving forward, and one of the men declares that he wishes the thug leader had never died. Feeling conflicted, the doctor’s wife starts to question her decision to kill the leader and decides to speak in order to give this woman the opportunity to identify her. (Since she whispered in this woman’s ear, this woman is the only person who knows that the doctor’s wife was responsible for killing the thug leader.) Instead of accusing the doctor’s wife of the crime, the woman comes out and declares, “Wherever you go, I shall go.” In fact, she keeps this promise by following the doctor’s wife to assault the thugs’ ward. Ultimately, the woman’s loyalty reflects her deep gratitude to the doctor’s wife and shows that, despite the doctor’s wife’s doubts, her actions truly were heroic.
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The woman who says, “Wherever you go, I shall go” Character Timeline in Blindness
The timeline below shows where the character The woman who says, “Wherever you go, I shall go” appears in Blindness. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 12
The woman who bit off the thug leader’s penis—the only person who knows that the doctor’s wife...
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...the girl with the glasses, the pharmacist’s assistant, a number of other men, and “ that woman who had said, ‘Wherever you go, I shall go .’” They debate tactics and decide to advance silently, barefoot, with the metal bars that...
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...whether to rescue the wounded. The doctor, his wife, the man with the eyepatch, and the woman who said “Wherever you go, I shall go ” decide to crawl over and check, while others make noise back in their wards....
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