A momentous event in an individuals life may give new knowledge and a deepened understanding of themselves, others and life. Meaningful experiences may be negatively recognised by some individuals, however, they can adjust their feelings and acquire the freedom to grow. These notions are present throughout Steven Herrick’s verse-novel The Simple Gift and Raymond Carver’s short story Cathedral. The artwork Girl Before a Mirror, however, painted in 1932 by Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, contrasts with the concept of positive growth through experiences and alternately explores the opposite. Ultimately, all of these composers affirm the notion of an individuals progression and understanding as a result of significant experiences.
An individuals perception of themselves or others can transform after or during important …show more content…
Herrick portrays Caitlin’s transformation through the hyperbole “he told me about Old Bill, the saddest man in the world…and as he talked I understood”. After Billy revealed Old Bills past Caitlin’s perspective toward Old Bill shifts and she then feels empathy towards him. Raymond Carver expresses similar notions in his short story Cathedral. Through the use of alliterative language “His being blind bothered me” the viewer becomes aware of the narrator’s displeasure towards the idea of his wife’s blind friend coming to stay. “His fingers rode my fingers as my hand went over the paper. It was like nothing else in my life up to now.” Carver adopts the use of imagery and emotive language to express the narrator’s influx of deepened knowledge and abandonment of his prejudging thoughts when he and the blind man share this life-changing connection. In Pablo Picasso’s painting, “Girl before a mirror” the audience explores the contrary as Picasso
An individuals perception of themselves or others can transform after or during important …show more content…
Herrick portrays Caitlin’s transformation through the hyperbole “he told me about Old Bill, the saddest man in the world…and as he talked I understood”. After Billy revealed Old Bills past Caitlin’s perspective toward Old Bill shifts and she then feels empathy towards him. Raymond Carver expresses similar notions in his short story Cathedral. Through the use of alliterative language “His being blind bothered me” the viewer becomes aware of the narrator’s displeasure towards the idea of his wife’s blind friend coming to stay. “His fingers rode my fingers as my hand went over the paper. It was like nothing else in my life up to now.” Carver adopts the use of imagery and emotive language to express the narrator’s influx of deepened knowledge and abandonment of his prejudging thoughts when he and the blind man share this life-changing connection. In Pablo Picasso’s painting, “Girl before a mirror” the audience explores the contrary as Picasso