These characters are deprived of agency. The means through which they perceive the world are compromised by "eyes sometimes closed, sometimes only partially articulated and occasionally simply left as a pair of gouged holes". Their hands can't make a fist, denying them the possibility to grasp anything.
These characters lack agency. Their perception of the world is compromised by "eyes that are sometimes shut or partially visible" and their inability to form a fist denies them the ability to grasp objects.