through a lesson from the blind narrator finds himself enlightened to the sentiments of the handicapped. When the blind man‚ Robert‚ first arrives at the narrator’s house the two men‚ along with the narrator’s wife‚ sit down to dinner. During the dinner‚ not much is said between the three‚ creating an uncomfortable atmosphere. Most families do not welcome visitors into their house by not saying a word while eating. However‚ because the narrator did not want the blind man in his house he does not
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people who are not impaired have a tougher time realizing that they are the ones spiritually blind and unable to connect with people. The narrator is a man who is a person who is spiritually blind and does not connect well with people‚ not even his own wife. This could be related to the machismo way of thinking about men. How is it that a man can live his life for so long and not realize he had been blind the whole time? The story
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This is the fourth draft of the chapter on Appendix: Rules in Hold’em Brain by King Yao. Please email feedback‚ suggestions‚ comments‚ opinions‚ questions to KingYao@HoldemBrain.com or you could use the Feedback Form to email me at the bottom of the page. Hold’em Brain: Appendix: Rules Copyright 2004 by King Yao The Rules and Mechanics of Limit Hold’em It is expected that the reader of this book has some experience playing Limit Hold’em and is not a complete novice. For completeness‚ the rules of
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the narrator as well as the turn-around experienced at the culmination of the tale are the main ideas for the theme of this story; and these ideas aid the narrator in eventually succumbing to character transformation by simply regarding the literal blind man in a positive light. The narrators statement at the very beginning of the story explains his own lack of knowledge concerning physical blindness. His lack of knowledge relating to the visitors disability is undeniable‚ yet he makes it very clear
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movies. In the movies‚ the blind moved slowly and never laughed. Sometimes they were led by seeing-eye dogs. A blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to” (Carver‚ 1). The meaning of blindness goes much deeper than that. Through the actions and words of a character‚ the husband in this short story‚ readers are shown how much ignorance‚ fear‚ and confusion one can have for someone who has literal blindness. All these negative feelings towards the blind man leads to the husband finding
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Blindness means lack of vision or inability to see‚ as defined in the dictionary. Not being able to see can be extremely hard‚ and so blind people have to cope to become part of society. They have to depend on their other senses to be able to explore the world around them. However‚ the good thing is that they learn to use their other senses better than other people do. Cathedral‚ by Raymond Carver‚ is set in an early stage when the industry is switching from black and white to colored television
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Symbolism in “Cathedral” In Raymond Carver’s short story‚ “Cathedral‚” a man has his eyes opened up to the world through the aid of his wife’s blind friend‚ Robert. Carver employs the use of symbolism in the form art representing insight to highlight the narrator’s blindness to his life. The narrator is not physically blind‚ but he is oblivious to the problems he faces. The tapes sent between the narrator’s wife and Robert were definitely a form of art. They were a medium through which they
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* "North Richmond Street‚ being blind‚ was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers’ School set the boys free. An uninhabited house of two storeys stood at the blind end‚ detached from its neighbours in a square ground. The other houses of the street‚ conscious of decent lives within them‚ gazed at one another with brown imperturbable faces. The former tenant of our house‚ a priest‚ had died in the back drawing room. Air‚ musty from having been long enclosed‚ hung in all
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this friend‚ when she was with her High School sweetheart. She was trying to find a job and found an ad in the newspaper saying‚ “HELP WANTED—Reading to Blind Man.” (as cited in Clugston‚ 2010‚ section 8.3‚ para. 2) After calling the number and having an interview‚ she was hired on the spot. She worked for him all summer. On her last day‚ the blind man‚ Robert‚ asked if he could touch her face‚ and she let him. She ended up writing a poem about this‚ which she later let her husband read. The story
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The Blind Boy O SAY what is that thing call’d Light‚ Which I must ne’er enjoy; What are the blessings of the sight‚ O tell your poor blind boy! You talk of wondrous things you see‚ You say the sun shines bright; I feel him warm‚ but how can he Or make it day or night? My day or night myself I make Whene’er I sleep or play; And could I ever keep awake With me ’twere always day. With heavy sighs I often hear You mourn my hapless woe; But sure with patience I can
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