Compare and Contrast of " Sunny's Blues " and " Cathedral "
Compare and Contrast of “ Cathedral “ and “ Sonny’s Blues “
The two stories that will be examined in this essay are two that may not appear to have a great deal in common, but once we look deeper in to the stories it becomes clear that they are similar but still have their own identities, finding strong differences and similarities is the goal of this paper. These stories are “ Cathedral “ which was written by Raymond Carver in nineteen eighty three, and “ Sonny’s Blues “ which was written by James Baldwin in nineteen fifty seven. Both writers Baldwin and Carver were
American writers and poets that were famous for there stories spanning across three decades. Starting with “ Cathedral “ it deals with three people, a wife and her blind friend
Robert who is visiting, and the husband who is the narrator. The narrator is very uncomfortable with the fact that Robert is blind, he sees him as less of a person also he is a little jealous of the closeness Robert has with his wife that he himself is lacking.
In a scene in which all three characters are talking the narrator says “ My wife finally took her eyes of the blind man and looked at me. I had the feeling she didn’t like what she saw. “ (103). The story however revolves around a single evening in which the narrator and Robert form a friendship that seemed unlikely.
“ Sonny’s Blues “ The story opens up with the narrator learning that his brother
Sonny has been thrown in jail for selling drugs. Once Sonny as served his sentence his brother picks him up from the prison and brings him back to his home until Sonny can get back on his feet. Sonny ventures out on his own and finds peace in music and the
The two stories that will be examined in this essay are two that may not appear to have a great deal in common, but once we look deeper in to the stories it becomes clear that they are similar but still have their own identities, finding strong differences and similarities is the goal of this paper. These stories are “ Cathedral “ which was written by Raymond Carver in nineteen eighty three, and “ Sonny’s Blues “ which was written by James Baldwin in nineteen fifty seven. Both writers Baldwin and Carver were
American writers and poets that were famous for there stories spanning across three decades. Starting with “ Cathedral “ it deals with three people, a wife and her blind friend
Robert who is visiting, and the husband who is the narrator. The narrator is very uncomfortable with the fact that Robert is blind, he sees him as less of a person also he is a little jealous of the closeness Robert has with his wife that he himself is lacking.
In a scene in which all three characters are talking the narrator says “ My wife finally took her eyes of the blind man and looked at me. I had the feeling she didn’t like what she saw. “ (103). The story however revolves around a single evening in which the narrator and Robert form a friendship that seemed unlikely.
“ Sonny’s Blues “ The story opens up with the narrator learning that his brother
Sonny has been thrown in jail for selling drugs. Once Sonny as served his sentence his brother picks him up from the prison and brings him back to his home until Sonny can get back on his feet. Sonny ventures out on his own and finds peace in music and the
Cited: Jan Zlotnik Schmidt, L. C. (2013). Protable Legacies, Second Edition. Boston MA: Michael Rosenberg.