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Literacy Analysis of Cathedral In “Cathedral”, Raymond Carver writes a story where a man is upset about the arrival of his wife’s friend, simply because he is blind. The reader see the man’s reaction toward blind people and that causes him to consider what he is missing in his life. The primary focus is fear and dislike towards the Blind Man. Carver doesn’t give a name to any characters but the story revolves around Robert the Blind Man. Carver writes, “And it bothered me that he was blind” (1). He

A Small, Good Thing Analysis “A Small, Good Thing” is a short story by the author Raymond Carver. Raymond Carver was born on May 25, 1938 in Clatskanie, Oregon. Carver attributed his desire to write from his father at a very young age. Throughout his life he maintained a series of low waged jobs to support his family while he continued his education to become a writer. Raymond Carver wrote three collections of stories in which the third collection of stories, Cathedral, contains the short story “A

In the short stories by Raymond Carver, he presents multiple normal, everyday situations and focuses on the ways that the participants react. The characters in his stories usually seem to be middle-aged, white, middle-class married couples that live normal lives, but come to a turning point that changes their lives and the way they see things. They end up gaining a whole new perspective on life and the way they though they felt. The stories start off normal, but then something happens that brings

The Experience of a Blind Man In the short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver, the narrator known as the husband has an encounter with one of his wife’s lifelong friends Robert. Robert is a blind man that plays an integral roll in the climax of this story when the narrator has a life changing experience with Robert and seeing life through the eyes of a blind man. In this essay, we will delve into the various character aspects of the husband, and Robert. We will also discuss the relationship, and

This story is narrated by the main character, who describes a relationship that has been going on between his wife and a blind man for several years. His wife met the blind man as an employer and worked for him during a summer ten years ago. However, a long lasting friendship ensued. They remained friends, exchanging letters and tape recordings and discussing all aspects of their lives. The problem stands, as the narrator is jealous of this relationship. He has not completely ruled out that there

People are always put in situations that they do not necessarily know how to handle. The narrator, in “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver has personally never been around anyone who was blind until his wife introduces him her lifelong blind friend. Being inexperienced can make someone uncomfortable, which can be taken as being judgemental. As the story progresses, the narrator transitions from being uncomfortable to having a better understanding of the blind man and his life. The narrator is not judgemental

In the short story “The Cathedral,” the narrator’s wife has invited over a blind man (whose wife had just died) she used to work for in the past to their house to reconnect after years of corresponding through audiotape. This visit by the blind man, named Robert, has the narrator feeling uneasy as he possesses a biased point of view towards blind people. This biased point of view takes form to the readers through first person narration (175), allowing the reader to see an in depth point of view of

Many infer that this aspect of Carvers life manifests within his works. “Cathedral” is one of his short stories created during this time where the reader can see this motif of alcoholism and drunkenness. The fixing and ingesting of alcohol contributes to this story by generating a progression that entwines the story. Carver makes it known that prior to almost every action within this narrative; someone is making a drink or sipping

The short story, “Cathedral,” by Raymond Carver is written in first person point of view. The narrator has a strong antipathy for an old friend that will soon be visiting his wife. The old friend, Robert, is blind and the husband feels like this disability will be a burden. The Irony of this is the narrator is oblivious to his own limitations. The narrator is not literally blind, but he displays a lack of observation and self-awareness that makes him blinder that Robert. Robert’s wife had recently

Raymond Carver wrote many popular short stories. His style of writing is different from other authors because he wrote with minimalist details and typically leaned towards realism with his stories. Most of his works focus on the lower class and their day-to-day struggles. In the short story “Everything Stuck to Him” by Raymond Carver, there are two parts among the story; an inner story and an outer story. The outer story takes place when the grown up daughter asks her father what life was like when