The story Cathedral, by Raymond Carver, is about how a blind man can see so much and someone with vision sees so little. The narrator has vision but lacks insight. Whereas Robert, a friend of the narrators wife, is blind but he appreciates life more. Robert helps the narrator realize what is important in life and helps him examine the way he sees the world. This story is about blindness; though someone is blind they can have more insight and appreciation of life than someone who has vision. Throughout the story the narrator displays a lack of insight. He does not appreciate what he has. When Robert talks about his deceased wife the narrator feels bad for him. Then he thinks about how “pitiful” her life must of been. “Imagine a woman who could
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Robert got him to describe the cathedral that was on the TV. Though the narrator could see the cathedral he was not able to describe it to the blind man. No matter how long or hard he looked at the cathedral he had difficulties describing it. He could not see it’s deeper significance. He tells Robert that cathedrals do not mean anything to him (189). This is why he was having a troublesome time describing it. Robert decides to teach the narrator how to appreciate matters. He does this by getting the narrator to draw the cathedral and then close his eyes and continue drawing and it worked. In the end the narrator did appreciate what he was doing. To conclude, this story is about blindness; what people with vision fail to see and take for granted and what people without vision value and appreciate. Robert appreciated all the time he had with his wife up until she died even though he never got the chance to physically see her. The narrator sees his wife every day and cannot understand how the blind man was okay with not being able to see the physical appearance of his wife. They have different insights on relationships. Robert believes that it is okay not to be able to see your spouse because you love them for you they are and not what they look like. On the other hand, the narrator thinks that appearance is the most important part in a relationship. This shows that often those who cannot see are more insightful than those who
Robert got him to describe the cathedral that was on the TV. Though the narrator could see the cathedral he was not able to describe it to the blind man. No matter how long or hard he looked at the cathedral he had difficulties describing it. He could not see it’s deeper significance. He tells Robert that cathedrals do not mean anything to him (189). This is why he was having a troublesome time describing it. Robert decides to teach the narrator how to appreciate matters. He does this by getting the narrator to draw the cathedral and then close his eyes and continue drawing and it worked. In the end the narrator did appreciate what he was doing. To conclude, this story is about blindness; what people with vision fail to see and take for granted and what people without vision value and appreciate. Robert appreciated all the time he had with his wife up until she died even though he never got the chance to physically see her. The narrator sees his wife every day and cannot understand how the blind man was okay with not being able to see the physical appearance of his wife. They have different insights on relationships. Robert believes that it is okay not to be able to see your spouse because you love them for you they are and not what they look like. On the other hand, the narrator thinks that appearance is the most important part in a relationship. This shows that often those who cannot see are more insightful than those who