"The Visitor" by Gibbon Ruark is set in the home of a married couple on an early October morning. The couple called in a blind tuner to tune their piano. After repairing the piano and stating that the couple is lucky to have it repaired now, the blind man asks for someone to play the piano. The wife plays the piano and the tuner eventually leaves, although he leaves a mark on the house: the whole afternoon is filled with music and eventually the night comes. There is silence at first, until the couple's cat hits a piano key and causes the narrator to have a lucid dream. Ruark makes the reader feel fulfilled at the end of the poem through the narrator's new awareness of his senses. By establishing this sentiment, he illustrates that simply relying on sight is almost like being blind: that all the senses must be used to achieve happiness. The senses are mainly emphasized and are seen throughout the first section of the poem. Although the "blind" visitor (1) is initially seen as dependent and "holding the arm of his helper" (1), Ruark points out that the blind man's lack of sight is not an obstacle: he is a "piano tuner " (2 ), which apparently requires sight. Ruark has already produced an oxymoron, capturing the reader's interest, while at the same time illustrating that the blind man has overcome an obstacle. The similar sounds and position of the blind and "finds" (3) similarly illustrate that the blind is not impaired and can still function without seeing. Furthermore, while the blind man initially "hesitates" (3), once he locates the keyboard, his hands "slide" (4) over the piano keys. Ruark emphasizes that man touches the piano smoothly, confidently and masterfully... at the center of the paper... through the use of his other senses. At the conclusion of this poem, I felt like the narrator had gone through a little journey, where he developed his senses and is now in control of them. The comparison between blindness and lucidity at the beginning and end of the poem also resonates with me as a simplified example of how the narrator has changed over time, essentially making me feel fulfilled and satisfied at the end of the poem. At the poem's conclusion, the narrator is finally aware of his other senses and does not simply rely on sight. Through this newfound awareness, Ruark forms a feeling of satisfaction in the reader and, through this feeling, underlines that relying exclusively on the sense of sight is comparable to being blind and that once the other senses have also been used and developed, only then will it be possible to achieve happiness.