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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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    Gothic Cathedrals

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    since it was used primarily to decorate the exteriors of cathedrals. The earliest Gothic sculptures were figures of saints‚ and the Holy Family and were used to decorate the doorways‚ or portals‚ of cathedrals. At Rimes‚ the facade covers a large area and is one of the most opulent groupings of sculpture in any Gothic church is more relaxed and naturalistic appearing‚ a trend that culminated in the sculptural decorations of the Reims Cathedral. The sculpture shows an increase in realism and movement

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    Symbolism in "Cathedral"

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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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    Narrator in the Cathedral

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    Cathedral: Why the Narrator Keeps His Eyes Closed In the End of the Story Name Institution Date Cathedral: Why the Narrator Keeps His Eyes Closed In the End of the Story In the story “Cathedral‚” the author shares his experience with a blind man‚ a friend of his wife‚ who comes to visit their home. The author is troubled by the blind man’s visit for unclear reasons‚ but he attributes it to Robert’s (the blind man) disability. The narrator dislikes the blind and often refers to Robert as “the

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    Irony in Cathedral

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    Irony occurs in every single person’s daily life. The short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver tells a story in which many people in the world can connect to. From the way Carver writes the first sentence he sounds very annoyed. Within the first paragraph it says why he is so agitated and it is for the lone reason that his wife’s friend‚ a blind man‚ is coming to visit. Robert‚ the blind man‚ is not the only blind person in this story‚ but rather the narrator is as well. Not physically‚ but instead

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    Cathedral & Shiloh

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    Cathedral & Shiloh Analysing friction stories can lead to many conclusion by how the reader is taking thoughts from it. In this class‚ we have read many stories that have focused on many thoughts. We had stories that were focused on women’s thinking‚ their speech and how they deal with their beloved ones. We also had stories giving details on wars‚ love‚ religion‚ and one of the most common topic - gender. The two stories being discussed in here are Shiloh by Mason and Cathedral

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    Sex in Cathedral

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    Being Smart enough to take a hint from the lesson plan‚ Raymond Carver disguises some very subliminal sexual innuendos in a few different places throughout the story of Cathedrals. On the surface it’s a story about a man losing his social misgivings for the blind by coming to understand what it is like to be in that person’s shoes‚ so to speak. If a few scenes are looked at in a different light though‚ they bring on a completely different meaning for what the narrator experiences. The first clue

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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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    Cathedral Response

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    From the perceptions of an intelligent blind man in the short story “Cathedral”‚ the reader learns the difference between simply looking and truly seeing. The narrator‚ who is the husband‚ goes through life viewing all things in one dimension. Even though Robert lacks the physical ability to see‚ he has a great deal of insight when it comes to the wife and the world. The ability of Robert‚ a blind man‚ to see the wife in greater detail than the husband is a strong metaphor in which this story is

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    The Story Cathedral

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    1. Read Raymond Carver’s "Cathedral" (pp. 32 - 42) and Sherman Alexie’s "Flight Patterns" (pp. 54 - 67). 2. Briefly write the historical and cultural contexts of each story. When and where do they take place? What hints‚ references‚ or details do the authors give to let you know the time and place of each story‚ and/or the cultural background of the characters? Be as specific and concise as possible. The story “Cathedral” mainly takes place at the husband and wife’s home on a cold evening somewhere

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