Brent Carver

wife yelled at him (Carver 36). It can be perceived that, at the beginning of their visitation with Robert, the narrator “made ourselves comfortable” and began to enjoy the company (Carver 38). There is a thought-provoking part during the after dinner conversation the narrator states, "they talked of things that had happened to them—to them!—these past ten years! I waited in vain to hear my name on my wife’s sweet lips" but unfotuntaley he “heard nothing of the sort” (Carver 39). His response…

Raymond Carver we are introduce to three characters of the Narrator, Robert the blind elder fellow and the Narrator’s Wife. We learn of these three character’s genders by Carver’s use of pronouns when he is describing them. Other than that the other descriptions are subtle and not outright. The Narrator’s wife social class before she is married to the Narrator is described by author’s description of a need for a job. “That summer in Seattle she had needed a job. She didn’t have any money”…

“Everything Stuck To Him”. Carver chronically uses a minimalistic approach in his stories; this one is no exception. His lack of embellishment actually adds to his works because it acts as symbolism for accessibility. This story is laden with important word choices, making every sentence meaningful to the central ideals. The reader is found looking for more after reading this short story, only to find symbols for the permanency of one’s choices in life. In “Everything Stuck to Him”, Carver uses…

illustrating the narrator’s insensitive thoughts and emotions towards his wife’s blind friend and his own limited awareness or (interference) with himself. The narrator then experiences freedom like he never has before alongside Robert, the blind man. Carver interprets different forms of blind both physically and mentally or emotionally. The unnamed narrator makes _________ remarks towards Robert and his wife. He first begins with asking his wife if Robert’s wife, Beulah was a Negro because of…

Carvers Cathedral deals with the misguided perception of disabled people that come from what they see ‘‘in the movies’ . The narrator is faced with his own bias towards Robert and deal with the emotions that occur because of Roberts disability. In causing the narrator to face his own perception, Carver forces the audience to question their own. The anonymity of the narrator creates a space for the readers own perception. Sentences are key way to convey the emotional state of the…

in any way religious? You don’t mind my asking?” (Carver 44), Narrator responds with “I guess I don’t believe in it. In anything. Sometimes it’s hard.” (Carver 45) The narrator doesn’t believe in religion but he might start to believe he needs someone else besides himself. The narrator didn’t have any religious beliefs so the cathedral didn’t mean anything special to him, but when he closes his eyes “didn’t feel like he was inside anything” (Carver 46). The narrator has an epiphany of what the…

Raymond Carvers short story “Cathedral” is centered around a man, his wife and her blind friend Robert who comes to town to stay with them. The narrator holds himself high while treating his wife disrespectfully and judging Robert based on his disability. Carver shows the differences between the two men and how Robert ultimately awakens something in the narrator who he calls “Bub.” Conflict, characterization and irony are used by Carver to give life to the theme of this story which is seeing…

Analysis of the “Cathedral” In the story of the “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver, there were three elements that were important to the story .The three elements that were important to this story were the point of view, the plot and the theme. The point view was important because it evaluated deep into the character of the narrator in the story. The plot was another way for the narrator to express his thought and attitude toward other main characters, while the theme was the third element that…

symbolism to help the readers understand the complexities within the stories. From the authors’ perspective, stories that have every detail and plot laid out for the reader will exemplify a poorly written piece of work. In the story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Conner, the main characters had to cope with difficult situations that were presented to them. These situations made the characters change their beliefs about themselves and about the others…

dislike the narrator. If only more people would have an epiphany like the narrator, then the world would definitely be a better place. In conclusion I enjoyed reading “Cathedral” very much. I liked how Carver used a first person point of view to allow us to see the narrator’s thoughts. Carver did a good job using the characters the characters’ interactions to develop the theme of the story. Most of all I enjoyed “Cathedral” because it got evoked my emotions and got me…