Inattentional blindness

In the story Cathedral, the narrator's mood changes from being 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…

His perception of blind people comes from images on a screen in his living room. “My idea of blindness came from the movies. In the movies, the blind moved slowly and never laughed. Sometimes they were led by seeing-eye dogs. A blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to.” (356).The husband is hasty to judge the situation before he…

Gloucester, both of whom are blinded by their children’s true nature. Therefore, they make foolish decisions which comes back to haunt them and help them realize their mistakes. In the play, “King Lear”, Shakespeare tries to portray the idea that blindness…

1) What does the 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…

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…

1. Knowledge of policies and procedures of the blind/rehabilitation service. As a visually impaired Veteran who has received blind rehabilitation services in the past I was able to gain a unique perspective into what blind rehabilitation services are. I was able to witness first-hand instruction from certified rehabilitation therapist as a student and take the knowledge of the practice and procedures to graduate school at Western Michigan University. While in Graduate school I was able to…

Cortical blindness is one of the rare neurological condition characterized by binocular vision loss due to insult in the occipital cortex. Pupillary light reflex are preserved as anterior visual pathway is intact. One of the rare complication of cortical blindness is Anton Babinski Syndrome. This syndrome results from damage to visual association cortex (brodmann area 18, 19) along with primary visual cortex (brodmann area 17) [1, 2]. Discussion Anton Babinski syndrome is a condition in…

In Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” the main character is the husband. The husband’s personality and thoughts change throughout the story. The narrator judges people, is sarcastically funny, and is a jealous individual, but he also feels pity and sadness. At the beginning of the story, the narrator seems 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).…

Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness for people over 60 years old. It is a group of diseases that occur when aqueous humour is unable to flow out of the eye properly, causing an increase in fluid pressure in the eyes, which cause ocular hypertension and damage the optic nerve over time. The flow of aqueous humour can be disrupted either by a partial or full block of its drainage canal or an excess production of the fluid, and the chronic increase in intraocular pressure (IOP) leads to a…

Uveitis is a rare disease that affects one or both of the eyes. In about half of the cases, the cause of uveitis is unknown. However, in the cases were a cause has been discovered, it has been things such as and injury or surgery of the eye, and autoimmune disorder such as Ankylosing Spondylitis (a type of arthritis), an inflammatory disorder such as Crohn’s disease (inflammation of bowels and digestive tract), an infection such as Lyme disease or West Nile virus, or a cancer that affects the…