Inattentional blindness

One's ability to see is often taken for granted as it is in "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver. The title suggests that the story deals with a cathedral, but it is really about two blind men; one physically, the other mentally. One of the men is Robert, the blind friend of the narrator's wife, and the other is the narrator himself. The narrator is the man who is mentally blind, and unknowingly describes his own prejudice. Carver writes the husband as a man with a very narrow mind. Two instances in…

Robert, the blind man said, “But maybe you could describe one to me? I wish you’d do it. I’d like that. If you want to know, I really don’t have a good idea”(11). This is one part in the “Cathedral” where the narrator gets caught for something he did not know. For example, through out the story the narrator would act as he knew everything there is to know in the world. Robert and the narrator finally get to open up throughout the story after a few drinks and smokes. Finally, Robert and the…

The standard American Dream is a house with a white picket fence, two kids, and a yard for the dog to play in. If you drive through any neighborhood, that is most likely what you will see; however, peeking through the curtained windows you may also see a few feline friends. Although cats are becoming more popular, dogs are still man’s best friend. Nobody will be more loyal, understanding, or affectionate than your dog. Cats may be right for some people, but nothing makes a rough day at work…

In Pakistan over half of the incidences of blindness were caused by cataracts; over three quarters of these cases being treatable (Shab et al., 2008). With the work LRBT has done over the past thirty years, they have created a supportive environment for the residents of Pakistan. Helping reduce the prevalence of blindness in Pakistan by almost fifty percent (LRBT, 2016). Many of their projects have a heavier focus on rural communities…

They cannot move, nor feel, nor hear. The only sense that someone has is sight, and even then it is limited. Those shadows of men, and the strange items they are carrying is the only movie they would ever witness, unless they realized that the restraints around their necks are paper. Something they can easily break out of. The only requirement to getting those paper restraints loose is to start thinking about their wishes. Do they want to learn, or do they want to sit for eternity and watch a…

In the story of Oedipus Rex, blindness refers to people being blind to the truth. The answer they were seeking when it came to their problems may have been obvious, but they could not see the answer. Due to them being blind to they answer they were seeking. Blindness also can be associate with being physically blind and being enlightened. A blind person in the story is said to have powers to see things that people with sight cannot see. Though the blind doesn’t have sight they have another kind…

Through awareness, we create change, and sometimes it takes an unforeseeable encounter with a peculiar individual, to ignite our awareness, and educate our perception. It’s up to us to accept the awareness and allow the change or to be aware and avoid the change. The Narrator in “Cathedral”, by Raymond Carver, experiences awareness through Robert, the blind man. Similarly, Victor in “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”, by Sherman Alexie, finds realization, through the company of…

Prologue 1. In the first two chapters of The Invisible Man the tone was depressing. He felt worthless because he looked at himself invisible. 2. The irony between the narrator and the blond man is that the narrator sees himself as invisible. Therefore when the blond man bumped it to him the blond man actually didn’t see him because it was dark. 3. When the narrator says that the blond man had not seen the blond man meant that he did not really see him. The narrator believed that due to his skin…

Helen Keller: A Determined Woman Imagine being a normal young girl, who loved to dress up and play outside. Now visualize having everything you have ever known, taken away from you in an instant. What would you be like if you were trapped inside your own body? What would you do if you could not see or hear, or even communicate with the world around you? Many people would be easier to give up and never try again, but Helen Keller defied the odds. She achieved so many things throughout her life…

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…