Figurative Blindness In Sophocles Oedipus The King

Every human is susceptible to flaws, including myself. In literary works, the flaws and figurative blindness of the protagonist creates conflict within the plot. As in Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, I have been figuratively blinded by an aspect of my personality. My anger towards a family member has caused me to fail to the reality that they are still present in the lives of my other relatives. When I was a young child, circumstances occurred that left many of my family members not speaking to my uncle. While there are a select few who continue to maintain a relationship with him, I was raised to not interact with him. Even though there was no harm personally inflicted upon me, my hatred toward him has left me blinded. Similarly to
Oedipus, my emotions continue to deceive me of the truths that occur in my relationships. Within the play, Oedipus’ hubris prevents him from being able to see the truths of his prophecy. In this state of figurative blindness, I fail to see that this man is still an active part of my life. Whenever I have to encounter him, instead of seeing another family member, I only see a source of anger. I often attempt to justify this anger by exaggerating the hurt he caused my family. However, unlike the characters in Oedipus the King, my family does not attempt to correct my false views. Despite the help of the other characters, Oedipus’ deception inevitably leads to his downfall. The consequences of my own blindness have yet to be fully realized, but I fear that it will have a prominent impact on my life. Now that I have been able to see tragic flaw in my life, I began to see the repercussions that it has had on my personality. Overall, it has left me more vulnerable to my resentment and less likely to award forgiveness. Already this has affected my relationships as I have developed trust issues. All in all, Oedipus the King is an allegorical representation of the figurative blindness that occurs in my own life. The deception that plagues my own life is emotionally driven and has created negative consequences in my life, as the blindness that possessed Oedipus did.