Differences meet
In this very second there is a war in the Middle East. Different ideologies fight for the control of the area. Differences are destroying a once blossoming culture. This is seen way too often in the human history, but differences are not necessarily bad. When it comes to love different people meet and something magical happens the same could be said about friendship. The short story “Cathedral” written by Raymond Carver in 1989 is a great example on how differences can come together and start a platonic relationship.
The blind man and the narrator in “Cathedral” are complete opposites. The narrator is a man. He has a drinking problem and a cannabis abuse: ”Every night I smoked dope and stayed up as long as I could before I fell asleep. My wife and …show more content…
The narrator is jealous of the relationship the blind man and his wife have: “she told him everything, or so it seemed to me.” His jealousy also leads to that he will not mention the name of his wife’s ex-husband. His feelings towards the friendship between his wife and Robert could furthermore be because of his prejudices against blind people and therefore cannot comprehend how you can be friends with them. His prejudices against sightless people are often shown in a provocative way: “Maybe I can take him bowling”. The narrator even has the nerve to turn on the television while he is having a conversation with Robert. His lacking of manners and his ignorance of blind people could be because he is low educated. He has a job that he does not like but “(what were the options?)”. His way of talking also suggests that he is not well educated: “I’m not doing so good, am I?” He uses the word good instead of well which indicates that he is from the lower class. This quoted passage also shows that the narrator is insecure which could be why he has no friends according to his wife: “You don’t have any friends,”. This is until he meets Robert. Robert is the complete opposite of the narrator.
In this very second there is a war in the Middle East. Different ideologies fight for the control of the area. Differences are destroying a once blossoming culture. This is seen way too often in the human history, but differences are not necessarily bad. When it comes to love different people meet and something magical happens the same could be said about friendship. The short story “Cathedral” written by Raymond Carver in 1989 is a great example on how differences can come together and start a platonic relationship.
The blind man and the narrator in “Cathedral” are complete opposites. The narrator is a man. He has a drinking problem and a cannabis abuse: ”Every night I smoked dope and stayed up as long as I could before I fell asleep. My wife and …show more content…
The narrator is jealous of the relationship the blind man and his wife have: “she told him everything, or so it seemed to me.” His jealousy also leads to that he will not mention the name of his wife’s ex-husband. His feelings towards the friendship between his wife and Robert could furthermore be because of his prejudices against blind people and therefore cannot comprehend how you can be friends with them. His prejudices against sightless people are often shown in a provocative way: “Maybe I can take him bowling”. The narrator even has the nerve to turn on the television while he is having a conversation with Robert. His lacking of manners and his ignorance of blind people could be because he is low educated. He has a job that he does not like but “(what were the options?)”. His way of talking also suggests that he is not well educated: “I’m not doing so good, am I?” He uses the word good instead of well which indicates that he is from the lower class. This quoted passage also shows that the narrator is insecure which could be why he has no friends according to his wife: “You don’t have any friends,”. This is until he meets Robert. Robert is the complete opposite of the narrator.