...Ashley Duffel Ms. Keitel English 112 2 April. 2015 Cathedral Short Story Analysis Raymond Carver based Cathedral in the era where the color television has just replaced the basic black and white television. The narrator is the husband, whose name is unknown. The story takes place in the home of the narrator and his wife. Because of this, I believe it is safe to assume the husband was chosen by Carver to be the narrator so we can see how this character changes throughout the story that is influenced in a more intimate setting. In Cathedral, the narrator has restricted awareness of the blind and has developed poor relationship skills. However when the story progresses, the narrator is able to overcome his limited way of thinking, prejudices, and social awkardness by interacting with the blind man. Robert, the antagonist, is a blind man that defies the husband’s stereotypes by being open and perceptive, and quick witted. Robert is a dear friend of the husband’s wife, which the husband is not too terribly happy about. The husband is not able to understand how his wife could possibly have anything in common with a blind person, let alone a blind man. The husband has never encountered a visibly impaired person, so his assumptions of how they should act and look are based on television shows. He assumes that this blind man will move slow and not laugh (Carver, 34). Along with his prejudices, the husband appears to have a poor relationship with his wife, as well as others. It...
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...Alvin Veras Safia Ahmad English 108-OP95(1) 27 November 2015 Analysis of Cathedral by Raymond Carver In “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver, it is about two men who are blind, one physically and the other psychologically. Carver uses a narrator who is a faux naif narrating his story about his life. The narrator’s wife has an old blind friend named, Robert. The story is about transcendence where although the unnamed narrator can physically see things, he lacks the wisdom and potential to see the greatness in other aspects of life that one could be limited due to physical factors. The narrator is given a gift of seeing a cathedral through the eyes of a blind man as his character develops from being psychologically blind to being able to see life from a different perspective. To understand the meaning of “Cathedral,” it is helpful first to analyze the author’s style of writing. Carver uses the first-person point of view to allow the audience to see the narrator’s thought process and reasoning. With the use of this style of writing, Carver can convey the narrator’s bigotry based on his stereotype and lack of knowledge towards a blind person. The narrow-mindedness of the narrator is apparent on how he refers to his wife’s close friend as just a blind man “a blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to” (Carver 266). He was displeased when he found out that the blind man was coming for a visit. In addition, this gives the audience the opportunity to see into...
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...Introduction The task of leadership is not one of superiority or dictating by any means; it is rather a form of the humble servitude of those whom the leader is positioned to guide. A quality leader takes his or her position with the utmost responsibility to provide access for the masses to express their concerns, and hopefully respond in a justifiable manner that allows for the most favorable outcome for the largest portion of the ‘followers’. Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral,” Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried,” President Abraham Lincoln, and President John F. Kennedy all had characteristics of great leadership. The University Code of Integrity is also one of the examples showing the importance of integrity for a fair leader to embrace in his or her duties. It is with the use of these examples that I plan to...
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...While reading the story Cathedral by Raymond Carver, I found a few different kinds of language and communication. As human beings, we have trouble with communicating, understanding what someone else is trying to tell us, or expressing ourselves from time to time. This can be very misleading and can sometimes cause a problem without trying to. Cathedral is trying to tell us that there are different ways of communicating and that there are different languages other than actually speaking. Trying to put yourself in someone else's position can change your perspective. In the beginning of the story, the narrator's wife is expecting a visit from an old friend named Robert that she used to work with, whom is blind. The narrator (husband) is not happy about it at all and does not give a valid reason for it, even though the wife recently attempted suicide, he does not think about how the blind man's visit may help her; "I was not enthusiastic about his visit. He was no one I knew. And his being blind bothered me."(Carver 34). He has a hard time...
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...had once said, “Every couple needs to argue every now and then. Just to prove that the relationship is strong enough to survive. Long-term relationships, the ones that matter, are all about weathering the peaks and valleys.” Conflict is a very vital portion to any relationship, whether it’s a commitment or even just a friendship. It shows that each individual cares for the well being of the other. It is how the couple arrives at the conclusion of each problem faced that determines if the relationship is of value or not. In works of literature, such as; “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver, “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway, and “Good People” by David Foster Wallace, the reader is introduced to couples who are at a disagreement with each other. Even though these are just works of fiction, each story portrays factors that compare to the actions taken in a real modern day relationship. In Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” the reader is introduced to an un-named narrator and...
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...http://www.novelguide.com/MurderintheCathedral/themeanalysis.html Murder in the Cathedral: Theme Analysis Theme Analysis In its assessment of Eliot's importance to modern English literature, A Literary History of England (New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1967; ed. Albert C. Baugh) argues that a shift from despair to hope-a change from "the 'inert resignation' of those who breathe the small, dry air of modern spiritual emptiness" to something more positive and potentially transcendent-can first be detected in Eliot's "Ash-Wednesday" (1930), "of which the theme is the search for peace found in humble and quiet submission to God's Will" (p. 1587). This theme, clearly an expression of the Anglo-Catholicism Eliot embraced during his life, appears again throughout Murder in the Cathedral. It informs and breathes through the entire text of the play, as the commentary above has demonstrated. In Murder in the Cathedral, the "inert resignation" of modern life manifests itself in the Chorus' refusal to embrace transcendence: the women of Canterbury are content to go on "living and partly living." As they state, even imploringly to Becket, on several occasions, they "do not wish anything to happen." They do not want the wheel of God's pattern to begin turning. As do all moderns in Eliot's estimation, they "fear the injustice of men less than the justice of God." They are not ready to live, as Becket was, "out of time." Yet, through Becket as he portrays him, Eliot forcefully argues...
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...Throughout history religion has continually played an important part in the on goings of humanity. Religious differences have created new societies and even sparked domestic and international conflicts. Beyond these areas of influence, religion has affected art in the form of the colloquial idea of art as well as literature, sculpture and architecture. Two structures where religion plays heavy influence, in differing time periods are the Arch of Constantine in Rome, Italy, and the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris, France. The two exhibit the different views of Christianity in their respective time periods. While, the Arch of Constantine was constructed during the rise of Christianity and the Notre Dame de Paris was originally constructed during a time when the norm was to build extravagant pieces as a tribute to God. The political, cultural, religious and economic climates all had a hand in creating the similarities and differences between the two structures. This analysis will show that regardless of temporal period religion plays a significant role in architecture during the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. The construction of churches and religious-themed buildings was common in the newly emerging city-states and the already well-established areas. The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate in the fourth century A.D., in the Italian city of Rome situated between the Coliseum and the Palatine Hill. The beginnings of Christianity, or the Flowering of Christianity...
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...Mallory Russell 06/12/15 Comparison Essay ENG 102 Online “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver versus “A + P” by John Updike In the short stories “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver and “A + P” by John Updike the protagonists experience an epiphany that change their restricted way of thinking. The main character, “Sammy” in John Updike’s, “A + P” is a teenage boy working in the town grocery store. Sammy experiences an epiphany when he decides to quit his job at the grocery store. He quit because he believed that it was wrong of his boss to treat customers poorly due to any pre-conceived notion that was determined by what the customer looks like. Raymond Carver’s main character named “the husband” in his story “Cathedral” experiences an epiphany when he realizes he has wrongly stereotyped, a visiting friend of his wife’s named “Robert” because he blind. The theme of both of the stories, “Cathedral” and “A+P” is that the main characters are influenced and motivated by other individuals within the story to change their close-minded thinking. In “Cathedral” the character Robert, served as the husband’s motivation for change when he comes to stay with the husband and his wife. The three teenage girls in “A + P”, serve as the motivation to change Sammy’s way of thinking when they enter the grocery store dressed risqué to the grocery store’s standards. Raymond Carver portrayed the husband in “Cathedral” as a cynical person from the beginning of the story. The husband’s wife enjoyed sharing...
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...[[move this block to the left margin]] Nicholas Petrilla Essay I Draft Analysis of Cathedral 28 September 2010 Dr. Michelle Brown Analysis of Cathedral [[descriptive title? 12-point font, not bold]] I am fortunate that each morning I wake up, look around, and am able view the world around me. Most of us take our vision for granted. Others, like the narrator, in the Raymond Carver short story, Cathedral, not only take their vision for granted, but look with prejudice on people with this disability or any disability. Too often we have a preconceived notion of how we feel about individuals before we really get to know them. The narrator only knew of Robert from the stories his wife had told him, and the poems she had written; including that first poem were she describes the last day she spent with him, and how he had asked to touch her face. But just the fact that Robert was blind was enough for the narrator to form his opinion of Robert. The theme that the narrator wanted us to see was that although he was letting Robert come into his home, there was no way he was going to be able to cope with a “blind man”. Having this man in his house was not normal, and was not something with which he was going to be comfortable. The writing of this story from the narrator’s view point allows each reader to reflect on their preconceived notions of situations that they have faced and how they dealt with them. (Thesis) As the story develops, there are many references to...
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...(School Physical Plant and Facilities Management) GRPE311 A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ON SCHOOL PHYSICAL PLANT AND FACILITIES (Manila Cathedral School and San Rafael Parochial School) Introduction The school site must be suitable and adequate for its activities. School buildings are designed and constructed in conformity with the provisions of the Building Code. Facilities are appropriate and adequate to implement the philosophy, vision, mission, goals and objectives, and activities of the school. The physical environment, facilities and equipment support teaching and learning in all curricular offerings, delivery of services as well as optimal student development and achievement. School facilities are safe, clean, and well maintained for all faculty and students engaged in them. The school site and facilities are regularly inspected for effective operation and meet all applicable laws including health and safety code requirements. (DepEd ESC Re-certification Assessment Instrument PEAC-FAPE Secretariat 2010) In the first part of this analysis, the focus will be in more general terms of the school’s physical environment (plant and facilities) as shown in the succeeding tables, the format and the survey instrument will be a modification of the ESC School (Re-) Certification process tool basically designed to assess the extent of compliance with the DepEd Minimum Quality Standards as well as to evaluate the school’s characteristics, its qualitative...
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...Part 1 1. Dornic order and Ionic order 2. The metopes, the pedimental sculptures and the frieze 3. Flying buttresses, pointed arch and the ribbed vault. Robert of Luzarches, Thomas de Cormont and Renaud de Cormont. 4. The Cathedral of St. John the Divine`s east end is built in the Romanesque style. The solid granite columns surround the High Altar and ambulatory, the tiled barrel-vault ceilings and the crossing under the dome are Romanesque style. 5. Recurrent cycles with central axis. The God`s golden circle, the Christ`s golden holy circle, the gold circle within a dove in it (the holy spirit), and the monstrance circle. 6. 5 bays 7. Northern Europe. Between 1470-1530 nearly mid-Renaissance. Engraving. Engravers begins to mass-produce devotional art. 8. In Bruegel`s painting, Jesus is barely visible, though he is in the center of the painting. And the virgin Mary is not accompany with Jesus, but sitting near the picture plane. PART II 1. Alberti states that ”the whole of painting” consists of three parts: Circumscription, composition and the reception of light. Raphael conforms circumscription. It`s clear that without any veil or grid, Raphael can`t create such 3-dimensional space on wall. The reception of light and composition are based on a good circumscription. The outline of the picture blends in with the arch. We can`t tell the outlines of most of the figures because they are so subtle. The contours of figures almost formed by shadow...
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...They had three boys named: Rodolfo, Angelo and Iginio. Iginio was the only one of the three to live longer than Palestrina. The Bishop at the St Agapito cathedral was elected as Pope Julius III and in 1551 asked Palestrina to take initiative of the Cappella Giulia, as well as train young musicians. He gained recognition and was moved to the Cappella Sistina (Pope’s personal choir). Unfortunately, he lost this position afer only three months due to the death of Julius III and overtaking of Marcellus II. After this tragedy he spent his life at various cathedrals in different positions; and then took over the director position at Cappella Giulia in 1571. After a few years a plague broke out killing his two older sons (Rodolfo and Angelo), brother, and wife. However, Palestrina remarried to his second wife “the well-to-do Virginia Dormoli, widow of a Roman fur merchant.” After this engagement he hit the jackpot by going in on investments on land and houses around and about the city. He gained so much success that he published sixteen collections of music during the later stages of his...
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...RAYMOND CARVER CATHEDRAL Student’s name Institution Summary Raymond Carver gives a story of a blind man who his wife met during her singlehood but during their relationship. His name was Robert. Robert who was going to pay a visit to their home courtesy of his wife. Robert is a blind man from Seattle who Raymond’s wife had been working for ten years ago. Raymond’s wife had seen an advertisement on a newspaper of a blind man who needed to assisted in his office in reading of documents such as reports and studies and since she had no job and was in need of money she contacted the man and was immediately taken for the job. During this period Raymond was in a relationship with his girlfriend who they had been friends from their childhood days. Raymond was in a military training therefore he had no money hence this gave the girlfriend a reason to look for a job. After summer period ended Raymond’s girlfriend was back and then they married. She did part with her employer who then married Beulah. Robert had lost his wife who they had lived inseparably for eight years. This time he had paid a visit to his wife’s relatives and then decided to visit his old friend who had once worked in his office as a secretary. Her work was organizing the office and reading the documents to the man. They communicated through tapes which they mailed to each other. Raymond was not passionate about blind people since he had not interacted with them. He says...
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...Art History 101 4/18/2014 Ivy Tech Community College Art Analysis The Creation and Fall of Adam and Eve The era of the Romanesque period was a very interesting time which included the representation of art. Not only was it just a representation of art, however it was art that was also a huge influence on religion. The era was strong in its belief of Jesus Christ. The religion was represented by churches and also in sculptures and storytelling. One of the sculpting that is famous in the era of the Romanesque time is the creation of the sculpture Creation and Fall of Adam and Eve. The sculpture is located of Modena Cathedral. The sculpture is a height of approx. 3’ (92 cm). The sculpture was said to be done around 1099 (Stockstad, Marilyn. Art History pg 479). The sculpture is able to be seen showing the story of how Adam and Eve became on earth. The story is that God created Adam and Eve, they wore born naked, Eve was tricked to eat the forbidden fruit and Adam followed along. Once the fruit was bitten Adam and Eve were able to be noticed that they were naked and covered up. God then punished them from eating the forbidden fruit and they were banished from the Garden of Eden. You are able to see the story being told in the sculpture. The sculpture shows the representation of God. God is represented by a Halo to the right of the sculpture with small angels at his feet. God is then pictured again creating Adam. The artist allows your eyes to continue to follow...
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...Russia 1. General Information: St. Petersburg, Russia is the country’s second largest city and is located in the Northwest Federal District. It is approximately 1400 square kilometers in size and has a population of 4.6 million people (as of 2005). The time zone is +3 GMT and +8 from the east coast of the United States. The government of St. Petersburg includes a governor, a city administration and a single-chamber legislative body, the City Legislative Assembly. In 2006, the governorship became an appointed position. The current governor, Valentina Matviyenko, was elected to the position in 2003, and then appointed by the President of the Russian Federation in 2006. The main airport servicing St. Petersburg is Pulkovo International Airport. If traveling by train, St Petersburg has five railway terminals – Baltiysky, Finlyandsky, Ladozhsky, Moskovsky and Vitebsky – within its borders. St. Petersburg features an extensive public transportation system consisting of an underground metro, trams and buses. The underground metro system, the most efficient of the options, opened in 1955 and features five color-coded lines. The fare for the underground transport system is always the same, no matter the distance traveled, and can be paid by token or metro pass. 2. Recent foreign investment: In 2009, the top five countries investing in St. Petersburg (categorized by percentage of total investment volume) were Belarus (15.8 percent), Switzerland (14.7...
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