The third section of Sobre héroes y tumbas, "Informe sobre ciegos," is the most important of the novel's four parts. It is in this section that the reader enters the mind and world of Fernando Vidal, the novel's main protagonist. Most of the other characters in the work are secondary to Fernando, because he forms the vortex around which their existences revolve. All who enter into this sphere of influence are changed. Some (e.g. Alejandra) are destroyed while others (e.g. Martín) find in their lives the possibility of a purpose and meaning that did not exist before.

Fernando's existence serves as a synthesizing axis which combines all the destructive and creative forces found in human existence. It is Fernando's mission to explore the unrecognized and unadmitted elements of human life, the repulsive and ugly aspects, in order that an attempt can be made to...