Blindness In Kuusisto's Childhood

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Blindness altered the childhood Kuusisto could have, where prejudices against his disability eliminated any hope of normality for Kuusisto’s childhood. Blindness invoked fear in the adults in his town, where they feared Kuusisto’s and, more importantly, their children’s well-being. Allowign Kuusisto to play with other children would fully eliminate the protective barrier the adults in the town wanted for their children. This unnecessary precaution eliminated the chance for Kuusisto to make friends and the children he thought were his friends bullied him. Eventually, bullying developed to the point where Kuusisto believed he “[was] their pastime” and was routinely “pushed into the metal walls of lockers” (Kuusisto 33). He felt an emptiness form