Blind spot

jealous in a way to feeling connected with the blind man. In the beginning when he talks about the blind man he speaks in short sentences and avoids certain topics. Throughout the story he likes talking about his relationship with his wife and all of their good times. He likes to make jokes about the blind man saying things like "maybe I can take him bowling" and things of the sort. Gradually through the movie the narrator becomes closer to the blind man and started having a more open mind. At…

what they engage in. The narrator who is the husband in the story is visited by his wife’s blind friend. Originally the blind man has come to see the woman his friend who he hasn’t seen in years, however in this story the narrator is the one who benefits most from the presence of the blind man. Although the narrator is her husband the blind man seems to know more about the woman than him, the wife and the blind man have been communicating by sending tapes with recorded messages and poems to each…

Critical Reading: “The Blind Man” We live in a society where people are solely judged by their appearance. We allow the media and the internet to develop our opinions. Most of us no longer take the time to get to know each other and it's rather unfortunate. The short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver is very relatable and is a great example because it deals with the idea of looking versus actually seeing. One might think that those two words are interchangeable but Carver shows that…

cathedral symbolize in the story? I believe the cathedral symbolizes a few things from forgiveness and acceptance . At the beginning of the story the narrator who is also the husband was very skeptical about having Robert the blind man into his home. His excuse was “ I have no blind friends” to his wife. However, that did not stop his wife from inviting Robert in with open arms regardless of what her husband thought. The narrator at first was keeping his distance, but towards the end of the…

In the story the “Cathedral,” by Raymond Carver this is a story of a blind man named Robert gets invited to the narrator’s house. The narrator didn’t like that Robert was coming to his house, but he didn’t have a choice. The narrator didn’t want Robert in his house because he was blind. The narrator’s wife helped Robert in the summertime by reading reports. She is particularly kind toward Robert, more so than she is to her husband, which makes the narrator jealous. One night, Robert went to the…

hesitant of the visiting blind man. He describes the old man the way he has seen blind people in movies; “the blind moved slowly and never laughed. Sometimes led by seeing-eye dogs” (94). Immediately, it can be seen in his personality that he thinks in a very stereotypical way. He has never actually talked to or been around a blind person he is just going off the way they are depicted in movies. This behavior also demonstrates how he is quick…

single night. One of the first things the narrator describes is his wife's relationship with Robert. From what the husband describes, the reader is left with the impression that he doesn't think very highly of blind people. The reader is also left with the sense that he distrusts blind people, more specifically Robert's relationship with his wife. Throughout the duration of the story, the husband and narrator is fixated on his wife. As the story unfolds, the reader is left with the…

The theme of Cat Person seemed to be about relationships and dating, and I can definitely say that it succeeds at presenting how complicated these things are. Margot’s view of Robert changes multiple times throughout her date with him. One moment, she thinks he’s going to murder her, in another she sees him as a nice and sensitive man, and later she’s disgusted by him. This scenario is normal, though, because the two mostly communicated through texts. Margot’s impression of him mainly stemmed…

The narrator of this story is Robert Quentin Mitchell who is a person who afraid to get in trouble. He is a student of Mr.K. In Mr.K’s class, students had to do the oral presentation that also called “ Show and Tell”. In a day that near the end of the semester, Mr. K brought a new student called Cao Long Dinh. He is Vietnamese refugee and doesn’t speak any English. So, Mr.K told Robert to take care about him. After that, Robert started to know more about Cao, taught him some English, and told…

story telling of man who can see, a man who is blind, and the night they spend watching television after drinking and the narrator’s wife has fallen asleep. However, as the story goes on and is examined further, we find that it is full of themes, some more obvious than others, but all equally important when it comes to fully understanding the story. The most obvious situation in this story, is the issue dealing with having sight versus being blind, and who is truly what in this story. On the…