The story "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver is about one man’s understanding and acceptance of a blind man. The narrator represents the story’s dominant theme of overcoming prejudice of the blind through personal experience as well as mutual respect. The narrator‚ who remains nameless‚ holds deeply unfounded beliefs and stereotypes of what a blind person should be‚ yet over a relatively short period of time he develops a bond with the blind man‚ whom at first he privately mocked. The narrator’s preconceived
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Confession of a Former Drug Addict: Learning the Value of Family Misguided Youth “Oh now that I think back about it‚ I was really stupid when I was young and that my mother is really unfortunate to have a son like me!” Kong said as he ended with a short embarrassed laugh while he recounts the past he isn’t exactly proud of in mandarin. Kong‚ 36 ‚ had spent most of his youth in and out of the drug rehabilitation centre and prison. His parents separated while he was still young and their mother
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I fear this essay may come off a bit choppy due to the fact that while reading “The Cathedral” by Raymond Carver I had a lot of different questions and thoughts running through my head. The first thing I noticed was that the narrator never really uses names and that confused me. Making the story difficult to navigate and raising the question‚ why leave character names a mystery until later? What purpose does it serve? We never learn the names of the narrator‚ the wife or the officer‚ most of the
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In the story "Cathedral" written by Raymond Carver‚ it seems that stereotypes of the blind form barriers between the blind and the sighted. The man in the story has always had misconceptions of the blind which "came from the movies" (Carver 1). The title‚ "Cathedral"‚ is significant because it helps the man envision the life of Robert. As Robert‚ the blind man‚ entered his life‚ it was hard for the man to form any bond with Robert due to his visual impairment. The man even created a picture in his
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Raymond Carvers Cathedral illustrates the point of view of a self-centered man‚ the narrator‚ who suffers from a mild lack of education and culture while being more than slightly close-minded and rude. These are observations that one can make by considering how he reacts to his wifes blind friend‚ Robert coming over at their house as well as by his perceptions of the blind man. The fact that the main character is also narrating helps as well when trying to capture his nature since we have access
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KOLKATA DEPARTMENT OF FASHION MANGEMENT STUDIES Subject: Fashion Brand Management Topic: Comparative study of the Brand Identity of two Fashion Brands Arrow & Raymond Premium Apparel Submitted to: Mrs. Bharti Moitra Submitted By: Nancy Mehta Roll no.27 MFM (Sem-II) Brand Identity Brand identity is a unique set of brand associations that the brand strategist applies to create or maintain. These associations represent what the brand stands for and imply a promise to the customers from
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In the short story Cathedral by Raymond Carter‚ the narrator is jealous of a blind man that has been touching his wife’s face. He seems to not understand his needs with his situation and with his background of not liking his job or the way his relationship is with his wife he becomes more insecure. As they begin bonding in some way Robert asks the narrator to explain to him what a cathedral is in order for him to visualize it. However‚ he wants it done through a drawing. With this the narrator begins
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Angela Alicea 11/6/2010 Child welfare After reading a book called The Lost Boy: A Foster Child’s Search for the Love of Family‚ by Dave Pelzer‚ I learned even more about the child welfare system. While reading this book I grew very emotional at time‚ as well as some things bring me back to my childhood. The book discusses the abuse‚ torture‚ and life of this young child. This book also allowed me to visualize the affects
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February 23‚ 2013 Guns Should Be Used By Licensed Owners Only On December 14‚ 2012 twenty six people- 20 students and six adults- were shot and killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton‚ Connecticut. The classes were under way at the school and approximately 700 students were present. Earlier that year‚ the school principal ordered a new security system installed that requires visitors to be visibly identified and buzzed in. As part of the system‚ the school locked its doors each
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