Markwardt In Mackinlay Kantor's A Man Who Had No Eyes

In the story A Man Who Had No Eyes by Mackinlay Kantor, a characteristic of Markwardt is “selfish.” There is evidence to support this claim from Markwardt’s actions in the past as well as the present. In the past, when the explosion happened in C Shop, lots of workers were scrambling to get out. Markwardt and his co-worker, Mr. Parsons, were among those men. Markwardt, who was a bigger man than Mr. Parsons, pulled him back to save himself faster. To quote, “ ‘I was in C shop,’ said Mr. Parsons. ‘It was the other way around. You were the fellow who hauled back on me and climbed over me. You were bigger than I was, Markwardt.’” This shows that Markwardt pulled Mr. Parsons back so he could survive, although it did not work anyway. This is certainly