Function of に here?

Question

Found this sentence:

両親が死んだというのに、悲しもうとすらしない俺に向けられる目が。クズみたいなニートに向けられる目、敵意。軽蔑。

That に in 「悲しもうとすらしない俺に向けられる目が」is acting as the indirect object or is it marking the doer? Since it's a passive sentence.

Answer 1

This ～に is marking the target/destination of the 目. ～に used in a passive construction does not necessarily mark the doer (agent).

俺に向けられる目
stares cast to me
_{(not "stares cast by me")}

Now you may be wondering if に in a passive sentence can be ambiguous. The answer is yes. See the following questions:

• Confusing 届ける　受身 form
• Particle に in passive sentences?
• The meaning of ”あれは魔術師に与えられた祝福” (see my answer)
• How does the passive form work here?