Cathedral

Ignorance is the worst form of blindness. In the short story, “Cathedral,” Raymond Carver creates a dynamic character who is judgmental and lacks insight, but ironically, a blind man soon helps him see. This character, never actually given a name, is also the narrator. Carver’s decision to withhold his name is intriguing since he gives the blind man a name, Robert. The narrator in “Cathedral” himself produces an antisocial, prejudiced personality for others to interact with, but shows the…

to begin describing, and to continue even when he knew his description was not making a clear picture in Robert’s mind. After a while, the narrator gives up, stating that cathedrals are not too important to him anyway. Robert had another idea in mind. He asked the narrator to get a pen and paper, and the two drew the cathedral together. At first, the narrator draws with his eyes open, trying to form the best picture for Robert. Robert then asks the narrator to close his eyes while he is…

“Cathedral” by Raymond Carver is a short story set somewhere in the state of New York during the early stages of color television. The wife, Beulah, brings a blind man, Robert, over to her house to introduce him to her husband. During that evening and most of the story, the focus is on the husband’s view of the blind man and how it changes once he spends time with him. At the end of the story, the husband is experiencing something that he did not predict would happen, and is surprised by it. By…

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…

compared have a very close minded view on others and are very quick to assume. The purpose of this paper is to compare the character known as the husband in Cathedral to Julian’s mother in Everything That Rises Must Converge. To start off, “Everything That Rises Must Converge" and "Cathedral" are similar social change concepts. In Cathedral, the husband was stereotyping Robert and blind people in general before even meeting him. The husband exemplifies this when he states “But he didn’t use…

Jose Gonzalez Professor Gilmartin English 1500-63 08th April 2015 Compare & Contrast: Cathedral – Signals One may ask, why would anyone want to compare and contrast two of Raymond Carver’s stories The Cathedral with Signals? Do the two stories really have anything worth to compare or contrast? Are the two stories even similar? Are the two stories different? A simple reason for the comparison of The Cathedral and Signals may be that the person doing the comparison has been assigned an essay…

choose Architecture: Brunelleschi's design of the dome for Florence's cathedral. I remember watching this on NOVA back in 2014, and was intrigued by it then too. This is a feat of modern engineering technology at a time when it shouldn’t have been possible to construct. The Florence cathedral had been constructed as an icon to the world of the power and majesty that Florence was trying to project. Unfortunately, the cathedral had been constructed but the dome to cover it had not, and was…

Raymond’s Carver is an American writer that wrote the short story, “Cathedral,” that uses a first person point of view narration in which the narrator fundamentally transforms and is enlightened with a self-realization. The story transitions in a change in the tone of the narrator as being sarcastic, judgmental, and insulting in which he experiences an epiphany and has a brighter perception. The story begins with the feeling of apprehension of the gathering of his wife’s friend Robert who is…

The Double Meaning on Blindness in “Cathedral” Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” presents some of the poet’s minimalist approaches in storytelling and language that focuses on middle class people facing consequences and small revelations in their ordinary lives. Carver makes sure that his concept on blindness plays a crucial role in his short story’s characters and give a sense of optimism and awareness to the reader. People who are blind don’t seem to see the environment around them, but they’re…

In Raymond Carter’s story “Cathedral”, the narrator's wife invites a blind man, named Robert, over to her and her husband’s house because his wife, Beulah, recently passed away. The narrator was not too excited about Robert’s visit because he was not sure how to interact with a blind man. However, throughout the story, the narrator undergoes a major transformation. He begins to perceive a new outlook on Robert and even blind people in general. The theme in this story is the difference between…