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    Powder by Tobias Wolff

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    One of the most renowned American writers‚ Tobias Wolff is known mainly for his work on the memoir‚ and short stories. He was part of a new wave of writers‚ including Andre Dubus and Raymond Carver‚ who ushered in a novel style of fiction writing‚ which is all at once real yet incredible‚ grounded yet detached‚ but always engaging. Wolff wrote his short story “Powder” as part of his 1996 collection entitled The Night In Question. There are only two major characters in the story—the

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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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    Riggan’s facial expression shows a sign of disgust‚ as well as regret. It seems as if Riggan does not wish to be identified as Birdman‚ but as his own individual character. After the family leaves‚ Riggan shares with Mike his initial encounter with Ray Carver‚ his inspiration‚ and Riggan explains how Carver’s note stating his appreciation for his honest performance called him to become an actor. Riggan is constantly reminded of his former ego‚ Birdman until Riggan frees himself while he is in the hospital

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    Put myself in my shoes

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    "Put Yourself in My Shoes" "Put Yourself in My Shoes" is one of the longest and most complex stories in the collection‚ and one of its finest. In addition‚ it brings together a number of the themes and images that have recurred throughout the book. For example‚ it depicts the kind of interaction between two couples that we have seen in "Neighbors" and "What’s in Alaska?"; in this case‚ the Myerses go to visit the Morgans‚ whose house they had lived in for a year while Professor Morgan and his wife

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    Raymond Carver‚ Jr. was an American short story author and poet. He was born in 1938 and died in 1988. He was married twice‚ struggled with drugs and alcoholism‚ and was an unsuccessful writer early on in his career. It was not until his publication of “Cathedral” that he gained success. Carver even believed that “Cathedral was a watershed in his career‚ in its shift towards a more optimistic and confidently poetic style” (Arciniegas). “Cathedral” starts out slow‚ spending most of the short story

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    The Blindness of the Non-Blind The short story "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver displays one man’s new found understanding and acceptance of a blind man over a relatively short period of time. The narrator represents the story’s dominant theme of overcoming fear and prejudice of the blind through personal experience as well as mutual respect. The narrator who remains nameless throughout the play holds deeply unfounded beliefs and stereotypes of what a blind person should be‚ yet through various stages

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    Symbolism is a commonly used literary device. Throughout many novels and stories‚ symbols are used to shift the meaning of an object or idea from its actual meaning to its literal representation. In the short story‚ Little Things‚ the author Raymond Carver uses three main symbols to alter the meaning of this couple’s tragic confrontation to something more important. These three symbols are the names of the characters‚ the weather‚ and the baby being “torn apart”. By using these symbols‚ the author

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    descriptive words with negative connotation; “This blind man was late forties‚ a heavy-set‚ balding man with stooped shoulders‚ as if he carried a great weight there. He wore brown slacks‚ brown shoes‚ a light-brown shirt‚ a tie‚ a sports coat. Spiffy” (Carver‚ 5). The narrator’s description‚ not only subconsciously affects his feelings towards Robert‚ but also affects the opinions of the readers. Instead of allowing the readers to develop an opinion of their own‚ the narrator’s bias has created one. The

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    knows that his wife has told Robert about him and has probably complained about his faults. This makes him feel guilty‚ insecure‚ and somewhat hostile toward both his wife and Robert. Only when the narrator closes his eyes to finish drawing the cathedral does he approach the level of understanding that his wife and Robert have achieved through their taped correspondence. This reveals the extent of his self-delusion and what he believes is what is important in a relationship. He assumes that because

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    The poem “Happiness” by Raymond Carver is written in short stanzas‚ a mixture of quatrains and tercets. Raymond Carver uses short lines without a particular poem pattern. He exposes a casual and peaceful tone. The tone enables the reader to understand the poem by creating imagery through the stanzas. It creates images of peacefulness and love. In addition to the tone and imagery‚ he also uses diction to show the source of his happiness. The first stanza explains the writer’s approach towards the

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