Final answer:
The speaker's words in "Blinding Memories" suggest his fear, as indicated by the coldness and detachment he describes. This fear is interwoven with elements of nostalgia and internal conflict over the admiration of the photographers' ability to emotionally detach from their subjects.
Step-by-step explanation:
The excerpts from "Blinding Memories" suggest that the speaker's words reveal b) The speaker's fear. In the provided text, we identify a pattern of 'coldness' both in literal and figurative senses through word choices such as 'fear-frozen,' 'coldness,' 'snowy.' These choices convey an emotional distance or detachment that the speaker feels. There is also a sense of nostalgia touched with pain, as the speaker admires the photographers' ability to distance themselves emotionally from intense situations to capture moments in a detached, objective manner. Additionally, phrases like 'the high moments that make a life' and the tragic memory of a boy's death point to a complex relationship with the past, suggestive of fear and a deep sense of loss.
The speakers words and the use of literary devices like line breaks and word choice to convey complex emotions are further explained in descriptions of the speaker remembering 'the light-heartedness of a former time,' the woman who has forgotten the traumatic shock, and the narrator's own reflections on memory and trauma. The speaker's seeming admiration for the photographers' 'coldness' suggests an inner conflict, musing over whether this detachment is something to fear or admire.