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In the beginning of Khatyn, we are introduced to a man with dark glasses and a white cane whose "mouth quivered with the guilty smile of a blind man." He's later said to have the "fixed quiet smile of a blind man." I'm slightly baffled by this. For one thing, they appear contradictory to each other. For another thing, why would a blind man necessarily have a "guilty smile"? Can someone explain these quotes to me?

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  • I don't know, but obviously a blind person can't tell whether or not other people are smiling, so maybe he was slightly embarrassed in case the people round him had solemn faces?
    – Kate Bunting
    Jul 23 at 7:54

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