"Cathedral" by Raymond Carver, is a uniquely written short story that symbolizes the importance, knowledge and joy of understanding that can be gained by overcoming prejudices and fears. ... Carver focuses a lot on how the narrator feels about the blind man, which is what leads me to say that this is the most crucial part of the story; the blind man ends up symbolizing "sight" in a way that the narrator very clearly does not understand; insight, and "seeing" people for who they truly are, leaving judgments behind. ... Carver is trying to show us how the narrator ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Comparison Paper Cathedral The short story "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver, and the screen adaptation of that short story by Bruce R. ... Carver and Schwartz both give readers/viewers the ingredients of the entire story. ... In the introduction of the story Carver goes on to explain how, "[Robert and her] talked. ... In the short story, Carver explains the wife's past life and her old marriage. ... In the short story, Carver goes on a detailed explanation of Robert and Beulah's life, before she died. ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In the short stories "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver and "Girls at War" by Chinua Achebe, the theme of blindness is prevalent. In "The Cathedral" Robert, the man who comes to visit, is physically blind, but in his mind, he sees things more clearly than most others do. His "mental-vision" is seen when ...

• Word Count: 1281
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School