“Mute” and “Terrorstruck” are words which pounce from the closing scenes of “The Blind Man by D.H. Lawrence. It does not sound like a happy ever after tale compared to Raymond Carver's short story "Cathedral" uses satisfying words such as "that's good" in the shape of a positive reinforcement. However, both stories leave the reader with questionable endings. Are the central complications usually resolved at the end of a story?
The last scene of this tale shows Maurice the blind host asking Bertie: "do you mind if I touch you". Out of an inbred need for common etiquette, Bertie complied. Maurice felt euphoria, he felt he had finally connected with Bertie who had previously been a person he disliked. It was "exquisite and unhoped for". Bertie on the flip side is left "terror struck and overcome with weakness" it left him feeling old and drained, this man had invaded his personal space. Bertie Reid in "The Blind Man" appears outwardly to be a confident a "successful barrister" a "litterateur of high repute and a "rich man". He appeared to have everything on a shallow level but looking further you can see a personality trait which stops Bertie becoming close to anyone which impedes …show more content…
Robert, the blind friend puts his hand around Bubs as he begins to draw, "you're doing great', "that's good" Robert reinforces. As the drawing progresses something strange happened, Bubs started to understand, the deeper meaning. You could see and feel without sight, he closed his eyes, it was like a revelation, an epiphany. Bubs throughout this post-modern story seem emotionally disconnected he puts himself on a higher plain than his wife's blind friend. "Blind people moved slow and never laughed" was his perception. He bickers with his wife, "are you crazy" she asks after a particularly hurtful racist comment. They have lost the ability to communicate with one
The last scene of this tale shows Maurice the blind host asking Bertie: "do you mind if I touch you". Out of an inbred need for common etiquette, Bertie complied. Maurice felt euphoria, he felt he had finally connected with Bertie who had previously been a person he disliked. It was "exquisite and unhoped for". Bertie on the flip side is left "terror struck and overcome with weakness" it left him feeling old and drained, this man had invaded his personal space. Bertie Reid in "The Blind Man" appears outwardly to be a confident a "successful barrister" a "litterateur of high repute and a "rich man". He appeared to have everything on a shallow level but looking further you can see a personality trait which stops Bertie becoming close to anyone which impedes …show more content…
Robert, the blind friend puts his hand around Bubs as he begins to draw, "you're doing great', "that's good" Robert reinforces. As the drawing progresses something strange happened, Bubs started to understand, the deeper meaning. You could see and feel without sight, he closed his eyes, it was like a revelation, an epiphany. Bubs throughout this post-modern story seem emotionally disconnected he puts himself on a higher plain than his wife's blind friend. "Blind people moved slow and never laughed" was his perception. He bickers with his wife, "are you crazy" she asks after a particularly hurtful racist comment. They have lost the ability to communicate with one