Blindfolded Quote by Ted Hughes
““So missed everything in the white, blindfolded, rigid faces of those women. I felt their frailty, yes: friable, burnt aluminium. Fragile, like the mantle of a gas-lamp. But made nothing of that massive, starless, mid-fall, falling heaven of granite stopped, as if in a snapshot, by their hair.””
About This Quote
Source Poem: “The White Women” from The Hawk in the Rain, 1957
The poet sees women as fragile, metallic, and trapped in a cold, oppressive sky.
In simple terms: Women appear fragile and trapped.
Key Takeaway
Notice hidden fragility.
Themes
fragility
metallic imagery
oppression
Mood
melancholic
introspective
Type
literary
descriptive
When to use this quote
- art critique
- gender perception
- emotional insight
Key Concepts
poetry
metaphor
Questions to Reflect On
- How does this image affect you?
- What does the “granite heaven” symbolize?
A Different Perspective
Metaphors may obscure real experiences.
