POPULAR CATHOLICISM Christopher Columbus was the catalyst that would forever change the lives of the indigenous population of Central and South America. Catholicism would become the standard for religion as it would take the lead to provide the one true God. Catholicism had the true representative of God on earth in the form of the Pope. The Catholic church for the first time would tolerate the co-mingling of other religions as long as they followed along with Catholic tradition. When the explorers
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The letter Christopher Columbus wrote back to Spain to report his findings in the New World sparked intrigued me and sparked my imagination. Why I have been so absorbed in this letter I can not explain. This letter is supposed to be about describing an unknown land‚ a land that has not been seen by anyone besides the natives‚ but it seems that there is more to it than that. Columbus is known in elementary schools as the man who found the New World‚ and is regarded as a hero. To the contrary‚ historians
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murder of an old man told by the unnamed narrator who committed the murder. The narrator gives a very detailed account of the event which gives one a good look at what is going on inside the narrator’s head. Throughout the story the story it becomes increasingly evident that the narrator of the story is not in his right mind and‚ therefore‚ is an unreliable source. It is evident that the narrator lacks the ability to reason logically. The reason the narrator gave for killing the old man was that the
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“An unreliable narrator can draw you into his or her worldview and perhaps even make you take sides before a writer reveals a broader perspective‚ one that he/she has missed or omitted. Even if a story is written so you doubt the narrator from the beginning‚ an unreliable narrator is still the one taking you through the story‚ so you hang on to their words. Perhaps a certain dialogue or an event will uncover details the narrator does not realize and expose that as an unreliable narrator‚ their word
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Raymond Carver’s story “Cathedral” one is shown three very vague characters. First being the narrator/ husband of the wife. He is the most important of characters because the story is his point of view and about his “blindness” as a person. Secondly‚ there is the wife whom used to work for the blind man. Lastly‚ the blindman named Robert whom has helped the wife in times of need. Do to the husband being the narrator‚ one will recognize his emotional detachment to the other characters in the story. An example
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The Unreliable Narrator The impact of the narrative point of view and subsequently‚ the narrator’s control over his story-telling cannot be ignored. Mastery in presenting the story gives the narrator control to direct his readers as he intends‚ and hence it is important to penetrate the façade of the writing to truly understand what is going on. In Lolita‚ this is especially crucial as Humbert paints a sympathetic and sorry picture of himself to gain empathy from the readers. Yet‚ at the same
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In 1993 two minors had committed burglary‚ and murder. The minors names are Christopher Simmons age of 17‚ and Charles Benjamin age of 15. The victim was a neighbor of Christopher Simmons. Her name is Shirley Crook age of 46. Christopher Simmons and Charles Benjamin had tied up Shirley Crook to the chair and thrown her in the St. Louis Meramec river. Drowning her at the age of 46 . Christopher simmons primarily had been trialed in the District Court of St. Louis in the same year of the crime which
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2012 Robert’s effect on the narrator “The Cathedral” is a short story written in 1963 by Raymond Carver. “The Cathedral” includes three characters: the narrator‚ the narrator’s wife‚ and a blind friend of the wife’s‚ Robert. Robert has an effect on the narrator from the very beginning but the effect changes as the story develops. At the beginning of the story‚ the narrator is very bitter about his wife’s blind friend. As the story begins to develop the narrator starts to treat Robert‚ the blind
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was inside anything. It’s really something I said." This statement is said by the narrator of the story at the end of the story‚ where at this point you finally come to the realization of what the true meaning or theme is behind the story. Cathedral‚ by Raymond Carver‚ shows that you do not have to see someone or something in order to appreciate them for who or what they are. It is about a husband‚ the narrator‚ and his wife who live in a house. The wife‚ whose name they do not mention‚ has a
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Tim Winton allows the audience to see the perspective of the narrator‚ his opinions‚ thoughts and feelings about the violence‚ depression‚ intense loneliness‚ misunderstanding‚ and fractured families. This is what the narrator is trying to escape. His journey is a search for freedom and a better life. “Some days I can see me and Biggie out there as old codgers‚ anchored to the friggin’ place‚ stuck forever” – Narrator. The narrator is immensely disturbed by his exam results‚ as is his mother
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