Now Thomas laughed. "You're blind!" (p. 84) By accusing the Martian of being blind the human achieves three things. First, he is trying to redeem his pride by making the Martian feel silly. Second, he is trying to distract himself from the real issue by making fun and laughing, because he cannot deal with his feeling of loneliness and isolation. And third, he is trying to put the Martian in a lower standing and trying to put himself on a pedestal. Thus, the interaction between the Martians and Humans, proves that Humans feel insignific ....