Raymond Carver's "Cathedral" is a passage about change in an unnamed protagonist who is blinded by prejudices and his journey to enlightenment thought the assistance of a blinded man by the name of Robert. ... Carver addresses the barriers imposed by the human tendency to rely on vision as the sole means of experiencing the world. ... Carver also develops the two main characters to completely mirror one another. ... Carver addresses society's misconception of vision and its connection with knowledge, bringing out the idea of sight being the handicap rather than the blindnes...

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• Grade Level: High School

Cathedral by Raymond Carter is a story about a man (the narrator of the story), his wife, and her longtime friend Robert, who is blind. ... His wife mentions that Robert was married to a woman named Beulah, who the narrator thought was a "Negro" (Carver, p. 450), due to her name. ... The narrator pours another round of drinks and "rolls a number" (Carver, p 453). ... The narrator begins by describing the building as "massive", "built of stone", and "built because men wanted to be close to God" (Carver, p. 456). ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Civic responsibility is a social commitment that is beneficial because it supports the community's well-being by applying personal contributions. It is based on the knowledge that the health of local, national, and global communities are dependent on people's interactions. Simple actions such as hel...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Change in The Eye of the Beholder Raymond Carver delivers an intriguing look into the faults of one man in his story "Cathedral", and how someone completely unexpected influenced him. Carver's character that changes is predisposed to inane ideas of blind people in general. ...

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Ginolfi Discovering the True Blind Man Raymond Carver's "Cathedral- is a story told by a narrator who is not sensitive. ... The opening line of the story reads, "This blind man, an old friend of my wife's, he was on his way to spend the night" (Carver 75). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Although Bub narrates his own story, he does not put himself in a good light. He comes off as glib, shallow and immature. His snide comments depict someone unwilling to look beyond stereotypes for a deeper understanding of people or circumstances. This is most obvious in his thoughts about blind peo...

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• Grade Level: High School

The narrator in Raymond Carver's "Cathedral" is not a particular sensitive man. I might describe him as being self-centered, superficial, and egotistical. And while his actions certainly speaks to these points, it is his understanding of the people and the relationships presented to him in the story...

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People often fear or ridicule what they do not understand; such is the case in this short story written by Raymond Carver. It is the story of a married couple where the wife has a blind friend (Robert) the husband (our narrator) has never met. His prejudices keep him in the dark; they make him bli...

• Word Count: 706
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School