In fact Bub does not seem to enjoy most aspects of his life, especially when it comes to his job. “How long had I been in my present position? (Three years.) Did I like my work? (I didn’t.) Was I going to stay with it? (What were the options?)” (Carver 38). He uses his walls to deal with the fact that he cannot stand his current job. He smokes and drinks to cope with what he feels are his life’s disappointments, completely detaching himself from reality. In his essay “The Calm” Mark A. R. Facknitz discusses how complex and detailed the characters in Raymond Carver’s short story “Cathedral” really are. “Carver’s penetration of characters is honest and fast. But they compose a diminished race – alcoholics, obsessives, drifters, and other losers who are thoroughly thrashed by life in the first round” (Facknitz, 1). He then explains the importance of the characters discovering their metal issues and advancing slowly with the help of grace. Bub can also be seen to be very detached from his wife, who is nameless in the entirety of the short
In fact Bub does not seem to enjoy most aspects of his life, especially when it comes to his job. “How long had I been in my present position? (Three years.) Did I like my work? (I didn’t.) Was I going to stay with it? (What were the options?)” (Carver 38). He uses his walls to deal with the fact that he cannot stand his current job. He smokes and drinks to cope with what he feels are his life’s disappointments, completely detaching himself from reality. In his essay “The Calm” Mark A. R. Facknitz discusses how complex and detailed the characters in Raymond Carver’s short story “Cathedral” really are. “Carver’s penetration of characters is honest and fast. But they compose a diminished race – alcoholics, obsessives, drifters, and other losers who are thoroughly thrashed by life in the first round” (Facknitz, 1). He then explains the importance of the characters discovering their metal issues and advancing slowly with the help of grace. Bub can also be seen to be very detached from his wife, who is nameless in the entirety of the short