1. “She had beautiful eyes, but they were of no use to her” – Whose eyes are referred to here? Why were they useless to her? Explain the irony of situation. 1+2+3
Ans:- In the story 'The Eyes Have It' the eyes of the girl who travelled with the narrator in the same compartment are referred to here.
The male passenger who entered the compartment after the girl got down revealed to the narrator that the girl had beautiful eyes but they were of no use because she was completely blind.
The narrator of the story was totally blind. His eyes were sensitive only to light and darkness. He met a young girl in the compartment and tried to hide his blindness from the girl through pretence.It was because he thought that the girl was with vision. But at the end of the story, the narrator got to know that the girl had been completely blind too. Thus, the irony is contained in this unexpected situation.
