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    Carvers Cathedral

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    The Blind leading the Blind In Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” a blind man (Robert) opens the eyes of the narrator that is blinded by ignorance. In the beginning of the story the narrator points out numerous faults of the other characters. This would lead the reader to believe that the narrator has it all together. It is soon discovered that behind the narrator’s ignorant accusations there is a plethora of blindness‚ ignorance‚ and jealousy. Robert is really the most capable person in this story even

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    Johari window

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    Introduction The Johari Window model a simple and useful tool for understanding and training self awareness‚ personal development‚ improving communications‚ interpersonal relationships etc The model Also referred to as a ’disclosure/feedback model of self awareness ’‚ and an ’Information processing tool ’ represents information - feelings‚ experience‚ views‚ attitudes‚ skills‚ intentions‚ motivation‚ etc - within or about a client- in relation to their live with others‚ from four perspectives

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    narrator doesn’t seem to understand himself and these characteristics as he spoke to the blind man. However‚ speaking to the blind man not only ignited his hidden characters traits it also showed his hidden talents of sympathy to one’s disability. Early into the story the narrator is unsympathetic to his wife and the blind man. It is almost as if the narrator is antagonistic towards the relationship his wife and the blind man have. This sets the tone of the part as undesirable and anxious and creates a

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    cathedral questions

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    Cathedral 1. In the beginning when the blind man came to their house for the first time‚ he judged Robert because he was blind. "And his being blind bothered me. My idea of blindness came from the movies. In the movies‚ the blind moved slowly and never laughed." The narrator changes his mind when Robert told him to draw the Cathedral on the paper. 2. The wife hints to Robert that his bed is ready because she is tired and wanted to go to sleep. Robert stayed with him while the wife fell asleep

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    ideology

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    wealthy-looking person could in reality be poor and starving. One of the masters is a blind man who is physically handicapped‚ but he is astute and regularly outwits Lazarillo. The incident of the bunch of grapes is an example: The blind man suggests that they each take one grape at a time; he then starts taking two at a time‚ whereupon Lazarillo helps himself to three. After finishing all the grapes‚ the blind man accuses Lazarillo of having taken three at a time. Despite denying it‚ Lazarillo is

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    In the short story “Cathedral”‚ by Raymond Carver‚ the narrator’s wife has a blind friend who is coming to visit them at their house. The narrator (also known as the husband) is unhappy with this because the old man’s disability makes him feel very uncomfortable. However‚ the more the husband interacts with the blind man‚ the more he learns to overlook his blindness and accept him as a normal human being. Through characterization and symbolism‚ Carver proves that seeing people as individuals rather

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    Samuel Butler‚ an English novelist‚ said‚ “A blind man knows he cannot see‚ and is glad to be led‚ though it be by a dog; but he that is blind in his understanding‚ which is the worst blindness of all‚ believes he sees as the best‚ and scorns a guide." Blindness is a major theme that recurs throughout Shakespeare’s play‚ King Lear. Samuel Butler’s quote can be used to describe King Lear‚ who suffers‚ not from a lack of physical sight‚ but from a lack of insight and understanding. Blindness is

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    point of view greatly contributes to the climax of the story‚ and is imperative in understanding it’s significance. The main character is married‚ and his wife has an old friend to visit them at their home. This friend is a man named Robert‚ he is blind and his wife has died fairly recently. The only name given is Robert’s‚ leaving

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    disability in Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” is Bub. A person can be handicapped mentally. Bub is self-centered‚ and lives inside his own world. He is “blind” to the world around him and does not wish to open his mind to anything outside of his ignorant‚ pathetic‚ mundane life. Robert opens Bub’s mind‚ enabling Bub to see Robert as a person first‚ and not a blind man. Robert is an old friend of Bub’s wife. Bub is jealous of his wife and Robert’s relationship‚ as well as her first husband. She worked for

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    Extempore Competition

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    state of mind. A Blind Boy Sat On The Steps Of A Building With A Hat By His Feet. He Held Up A Sign Which Said: "I Am Blind Please Help." There Were Only A Few Coins In The Hat. A Man Was Walking By. He Took A Few Coins From His Pocket And Dropped Them Into The Hat. He Then Took The Sign‚ Turned It Around‚ And Wrote Some Words. He Put The Sign Back So That Everyone Who Walked By Would See The New Words.  Soon The Hat Began To Fill Up. A Lot More People Were Giving Money To The Blind Boy. That Afternoon

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