In the article, The Case of the Colorblind Painter. Written by Alfred A. Knopf. Is about how Jonathan I, Referred to as Mr. I lost one of his five main senses. After a major car accident Mr. I developed a concussion that made him lose his ability to distinguish color, he could now only see in a variety of shades of blacks and whites. His eyesight improved after the accident, but when he looked at writing it looked as to be written in Greek or Hebrew. Although seeing mixed letter sizes went away, shortly after the accident his ability to see in color did not come back to him. Mr. I could no longer see his paintings in color the were all just blobs of black and white shades. He couldn't see his favorite flowers in the spring time. He could now only eat certain foods, due to foods looking disgusting because not being able to see them in color. After awhile of being affected by the back and white shades he could no longer imagine what colors looked like. Mr.I became depressed due to the lack of not being able to see or distinguish colors. Jonathan I. eventually accepted the fact that he would never be able to see in color. He decided that he shouldn't be miserable and depressed. As a marvelous painter he was, he decided to paint in shades of blacks and whites. He created magnificent works of art.…show more content… Also stated in the article, cells in the retinas were also affected. The visual cortex and occipital lobes deal with being able to see and this was affected in Mr.I’s case because he could no longer see in color. Hippocampus was affected because he could no longer remember what the spectrum of colors looked like, he could only remember shades of black and white. Although what was affected in Mr.I’s brain was not deadly, it was still crucial to what he could see in the world around
