Raymond Carvers “Cathedral” is about social isolation and ignorance. Through the narrator’s personality, his relationship with other people and the resolution of story’s central conflict, the story raises an important commentary on the need for human interaction. “cathedral” suggests inability to understand human interaction and relationship causes an insecure and ignorant personality however, creativity acts as a healing factor to obtain a sense of life.
Narrator holds a stereotypical mind set about blind people which suggests his ignorant, self-centered and insecure personality with inability to understand human relations. While illustrating his views on blind people, the narrator states,” In movies the blind moved slowly and never laughed. sometimes they were led by seeing-eye dogs. A blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to” (75). This description signifies utter ignorance on narrator’s part. According to his perception, the …show more content…
While drawing the cathedral, Robert states, “put some people in there now, what’s a cathedral without people” (85). Robert is pointing towards the need of human interaction. As narrator sees through Roberts perspective he experiences establishment of an emotional bond making him withdraw his ignorance and obtain a sense of life where people are important. When asked about the way the narrator feels about the drawing, the narrator says, “Its’s really something” (85). Narrator experiences the break of his ignorance as he sees the world through Roberts eyes. He resisted when asked to open his eyes as he feared that the moment he opened his eyes he will again fall into the well of ignorance. Creativity helped him understand and respect human relations and obtain a sense of life without
Narrator holds a stereotypical mind set about blind people which suggests his ignorant, self-centered and insecure personality with inability to understand human relations. While illustrating his views on blind people, the narrator states,” In movies the blind moved slowly and never laughed. sometimes they were led by seeing-eye dogs. A blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to” (75). This description signifies utter ignorance on narrator’s part. According to his perception, the …show more content…
While drawing the cathedral, Robert states, “put some people in there now, what’s a cathedral without people” (85). Robert is pointing towards the need of human interaction. As narrator sees through Roberts perspective he experiences establishment of an emotional bond making him withdraw his ignorance and obtain a sense of life where people are important. When asked about the way the narrator feels about the drawing, the narrator says, “Its’s really something” (85). Narrator experiences the break of his ignorance as he sees the world through Roberts eyes. He resisted when asked to open his eyes as he feared that the moment he opened his eyes he will again fall into the well of ignorance. Creativity helped him understand and respect human relations and obtain a sense of life without