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). ...
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...
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...
