Blindsided by Reality in “Cathedral”
There comes a time in everyone’s life when they believe they have hit rock bottom. When they hit rock bottom, it is so far down it is as if they cannot tell day from night, right from wrong, or even if they care about life anymore. They just accept where they are and refuse to open their eyes. In “Cathedral” (1983), Raymond Carver depicts how the husband is often blindsided by the false reality he lives in; thus, he is unable to see all the beauty in life. Raymond Carver establishes the foundation of living life with blinders on through allegory, stark tones, and vivid imagery to show that life is all about perception. Carver uses allegory to emphasize the true meaning of the story: perception. The title
There comes a time in everyone’s life when they believe they have hit rock bottom. When they hit rock bottom, it is so far down it is as if they cannot tell day from night, right from wrong, or even if they care about life anymore. They just accept where they are and refuse to open their eyes. In “Cathedral” (1983), Raymond Carver depicts how the husband is often blindsided by the false reality he lives in; thus, he is unable to see all the beauty in life. Raymond Carver establishes the foundation of living life with blinders on through allegory, stark tones, and vivid imagery to show that life is all about perception. Carver uses allegory to emphasize the true meaning of the story: perception. The title