Raymond Carver

Character Analysis (Cathedral) The “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver. The unnamed narrator who is also the husband undergoes an emotional change throughout the story. The narrator's wife used to work for a blind man called Robert whose wife sadly died of cancer, and he is coming to visit the narrator and his wife, but the narrator is not happy about the visit. All because in his shallow mind, he thinks blind people are dirty and miserable. Sadly, enough he got this feeling from what he has seen…

Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” is fascinating short story written in 1983. As I indulged in the story I was somewhat surprised by the narrators thoughts and actions. As I read the story again I started to understand the actions of the unnamed narrator and how they related to the theme. I have dislike for the narrator in this story, but I am glad that he had the epiphany that he had at the end of the story and can forgive him for his actions. It is clear that the narrator feels very uncomfortable…

under no circumstances can you know what a person may hold for your future. The narrator in Raymond Carver's short story "Cathedral" was not very accepting of his wife contacting the blind man named Robert with the help of tapes. When he came to visit the couple, the narrator, known as "Bub," was shocked to find that the stereotypes of blind men, which he learned by watching movies, were all false. Carver made Bub to be blind, not physically, but to what communication can lead to. At the…

The story I chose for the movie is “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver. It’s a very interesting and simple story that change the perspective of a narrator of how he can see beyond the surface, and the inner self. The writer uses a first-person narrator to emphasize the hidden aspects of the story that are beyond human experience which the narrator relates too. For the cast, the role of un-named narrator would play by my uncle. My aunt will play the role of un-named narrator’s wife. Lastly Robert would…

I chose to discuss “Cathedral” by Raymond carver for my first essay and how the blind man, Robert, inspires the narrator, the husband of Robert’s friend, to really see the world despite being blind. "Cathedral" is narrated by a man whose wife has an old friend who is coming to visit from Seattle. The friend is blind and his wife has just passed away. The narrator identifies Robert's blindness as his defining characteristic. Though Robert is blind, he can perceive the world in ways the narrator…

The protagonist and narrator of the short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver is not written to be definitively static or dynamic. Carver seems to leave his character’s intentions and true emotions to the interpretation of the reader, especially in relation to Robert. His actions and syntax indicate to the reader early on that one of his defining characteristics is an overwhelming sense of self-centeredness. However, what is less obvious is the narrator’s underlying insecurity that accompanies…

Raymond Carver wrote “Cathedral,” the cathedral represents true sight, the ability to see beyond the surface to the true meaning that lies within. In “Cathedral” we encounter the narrator who thinks of his wife’s friend as nothing but a blind man. For he is a petty, jealous man… he does not care to meet any man whom his wife has connected with in the past. Although he is staying with him and his wife, he will speak to him anyhow. Robert will change the narrator’s way of thinking and seeing…

Looking But Not Seeing. Appreciably, blindness is a dominant theme woven through the garment of the “Cathedral” story by Raymond Carver. One is taken aback by the utter rawness and cold attitude exhibited by the narrator about the blind man. The narrator loudly wonders on who could dare attend a little wedding between Robert, the blind man and his sweetheart Beulah and further states that he does not have any blind person as a friend. As the story develops, one thing becomes certain that the…

Raymond carver is a unique short story writer and is mostly known by students because of one of his great stories called “cathedral”. Some might say that he was the most influential writer of American short stories in the second half of the 20th century. Raymond Carver was born on may 25th, 1938 in clatskanie, Oregon. Carver had a very unique life as a child dealing with many family issues such as dealing with financial struggles, seeing his dad always leave his presence, and an unsteady…

“Cathedral” by R. Carver Lola Helms He uses the sense of sight to show what the blind man is deprived of, but he also uses the sense of touch in order to show what the blind man has. Because the blind man has no sight, he could not read or watch television. When he fell in love with his wife and married her, living all those years by her side, he could not see her. He had no idea what she really looked like, and she passed away without being able to see herself…