You hear stories about how bad racism is and the rich history the South has. ... Throughout most of O'Connor's writing there is a racism factor in each novel or short story. ... As I read on in O'Connor's short stories I came across a short story called "The Barber.... According to Teaching with Documents: The Civil Rights Acts of 1964, "The provisions of this Civil Rights Act forbade discrimination on the basis of sex as well as race in hiring, promoting, and firing" (The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). ... " ...

• Word Count: 2519
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It was selected to appear in "The Best American Short Stories, 1982," and became the title story in the 1983 collection, Cathedral. ... was chosen for The Best American Short Stories, 1967. ... Critics hailed the book as a transition in Carver's work, singling out several stories, including the title story, "Cathedral," for praise. ... The story unfolds through the narrator's point of view. ... The narrator then tells the story of how his wife met the blind man. ...

• Word Count: 11148
• Approx Pages: 45
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School