Winning Mildred Harold Strauss Living Award in 1983 finally paved him the way to devote his full time to writing. ... In one summer, she met Robert in Seattle before she got married to a man preparing to be an officer in the Navy. On her last day on the work she let Robert touch her face, and then she wrote a poem about it. ... She then tells him more about Beulah. ... He believes that she could have worn whatever she wanted (Sparknotes Editors). ...

• Word Count: 3978
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Adam Meyer, in his book, Raymond Carver, argues that "Carver is at the height of his powers here, having arrived at his full maturity, and Cathedral as a whole is certainly the most impressive of his collections." ... Sometimes they were led by seeing-eye dogs. ... During the time she worked for him, she and the blind man became friends. ... Then, she married the officer-to-be and moved away. But she and the blind man kept in touch. ...

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