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    Cathedral

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    hemes The Difference between Looking and Seeing In “Cathedral‚” the act of looking is related to physical vision‚ but the act of seeing requires a deeper level of engagement. The narrator shows that he is fully capable of looking. He looks at his house and wife‚ and he looks at Robert when he arrives. The narrator is not blind and immediately assumes that he’s therefore superior to Robert. Robert’s blindness‚ the narrator reasons‚ makes him unable to make a woman happy‚ let alone have any kind

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    Cathedral

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    has a rebirth of his own personality after he meets Robert. At first‚ the husband seems to lack sensitivity‚ and at times is egotistic. As the story progresses‚ the narrators attitude changes and is redeemed at the end of the story. In Raymond Carver’s "Cathedral"‚ even though Robert is physically blind‚ it is really the narrator who cannot see clearly about relationships; however‚ the husband finds redemption in regards to putting himself into the blinds man’s shoes. Both men’s relationship with

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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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    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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    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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    Cathedrals

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    Cathedrals During the medieval time period‚ peasants were affected by Gothic art‚ architecture‚ and music‚ because many peasants were illiterate. They could only learn about God’s word by symbols and hearing music. Also‚ during the medieval time period‚ peasants were not allowed to own a Bible‚ so they couldn’t learn by reading the bible even if they knew how to read. Cathedrals during this time period had many symbols that showed Christ through the symbols. Some ways were through music‚ architecture

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    build" … "I just heard the man say that‚ of course". In addition‚ his attitude towards the life is optimistic. He had a lot of friends in many countries while the narrator didn’t have any friends. When the blind asked the narrator to describe how the cathedral is‚ it was so hard for him to describe it. At this time‚ the blind helped the non-blind to draw; as a result‚ they could draw a good picture while the narrator was keeping his eyes closed.

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    subject of love is a complicated question to ask oneself. There are multiple definitions of the meaning of love depending on the individual. From the title of Raymond Carver’s short story‚ “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love‚” the author gives readers an idea of what the story would remotely be about. Throughout this entire story‚ Carver reveals that love is ambiguous and an abstract concept to touch upon by creating a scene of four friends who casually drink and converse with one another as

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    Things Aren’t Always What They Seem To Be Raymond Carver’s use of generalization of “key” events serves to help further evolve the simple theme. Without the presence of supporting details‚ the story ends with the right amount of emphasis on what is necessary to understand the basic concept. This basic and simple theme expresses the use of food as a type of consoling agent. Throughout this story‚ references to food show up during times of tension‚ stress‚ or grief. The story‚ for example‚ begins

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    In Raymond Carver’s 1981 short story “What We Talk about When We Talk about Love‚” he gives us insight on the fascinating topic of love. This short story is narrated in first-person singular in the present tense through the narrator Nick. He is telling a story about two sets of couples. Laura‚ and the narrator Nick‚ and Mel and Terri are the other couple mentioned. Nick is observant throughout the story and seems extremely nonjudgmental of others. “I could hear my heart beating. I could hear everyone’s

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