Early in his essay, Sacks poses this question: "To what extent an: we the authors, the creators, of our own expetiences? How much are these predetern1jned by the brains or senses we are bom with, and...

Early in his essay, Sacks poses this question: "To what extent an: we the authors, the creators, of our own expetiences? How much are these predetern1jned by the brains or senses we are bom with, and to what extent do we shape our brains through experience?" Following this question, however, most of the djscussion is involved with the actual experience of blindness. Instead of providing an extended explanation of mental processing or brain chemistry, Sacks gives us details about people who have lost their vision and then adapted in various ways. How do these accounts of blindness connect to the debate about whether we create our own expetience or not?