Raymond Carver's short story, "Cathedral" is narrated by a man who is somewhat apprehensive about a visit from his wife's blind friend, Robert. It is told in the first person which helps set his prejudice and plain ignorant point of view towards Robert's disability. The protagonist is a flawed man, but certainly reliable in his storytelling because the reader experiences his unfiltered thoughts and see where his bias stems from in addition to watching how they influence his actions. As a result,
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INTRODUCTION Clarice Cliff was born on January 20th 1899 in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent. She began working at the age of 13 as an apprentice enameller. At the age of 17 Clarice joined A.J. Wilkinson’s Royal Staffordshire Pottery as a lithographer and it was here that her drawing ability was soon discovered. She attended evening classes at Burslem School of Art for 2 years and then went on to study sculpture at the Royal College of Art in 1927. Clarice returned after only a few months to set up a small
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In the story “Cathedral” written by Raymond Craver, it is about a man whose wife has invited an old friend to visit their home. The old friend, Robert, is a blind man. The narrator statement at the very beginning of the story explains his own lack of knowledge on physical blindness, and his disrespect behaviors. Through working together with the blind man, the narrator finally understands the meaning of accepting other people as they are. However, the conversation among the narrator, the wife, and
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“Don’t judge a book by its cover”; this is a simple saying that a lot of people learn early on in life. “Cathedral” is a story where the narrator, let’s call him ‘Bub’, learns this firsthand. The story of “Cathedral” takes place at Bub’s house; where his wife has invited a long time friend over; who is a blind man. Through the course of the story, we as the readers can find Bub being surprised and a little friendly towards Robert the blind man. Bub was unfamiliar and uncomfortable with blind people
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Raymond Carver’s story, "Cathedral’, talks about an outside relationship within a marriage that is established between the narrator’s wife and a blind man. The story elaborates how the relationship can affect the normal relations of the couple. Communication in that marriage is not as effective as expected. Also, the privacy of the husband is affected. However, openness results to seeing a cathedral when the husband explains what it is to the blind man. The title is based on the cathedral but the
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cathedral. He admits that he cannot tell Robert what a cathedral looks like. He represents his physical looking to a subject, cathedral which does not “mean anything special” to him; to him, the cathedrals “are something to look at on late-night TV” (Carver, 45). Then Robert suggests the narrator to close his eyes and draw. When Robert tells the narrator to open his eyes and look at what has drawn, but instead the narrator keeps his eyes closed and shows that even though he knows that was in his own
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Jon-Nolan Clingen was born in Brandon, Mississippi in 1938. He was Brandon’s only billionaire, coming from a humble beginning with his mother, Ginnie Clingen being an editor for “Mississippi Journal” and his father being a reporter for “Toilets Quarterly”. After receiving modest high school being a middle of the class student, he also became a star cross-country runner. Soon this sport will give him the know how to dominate the competition and become a household name in the world of running shoes
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In Raymond Carver’s short story “Popular Mechanics”, a couple has an argument while the husband is packing to leave. The argument escalates and gets physical with a “tug of war” with their baby. The couple became so persistent to keep their baby away from one another that this fight results into a tragic situation that they can never take back. Because Carver made this short story vague, he makes you use your imaginations to fill in the blanks of this story. The story begins with the lines
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1. What is the title of the text and what is the text about? The title of the text is “The Bath” written by Raymond Carver, and it’s about a boy having a car accident on the day of his eighth birthday and falling into a comma. 2. What is the author’s view? How do I know? The author’s view of the story is about a lack of communication and helplessness that the family is facing. The idea of a lack of communication is presented throughout the story; the doctors give out few details or information when
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Him,” by Raymond Carver, he uses symbols, a minimalist style, and a frame story to effectively convey his theme and get his message across. Carver uses many symbols to add meaning to his piece. He uses the windshield, the waffles and the title to convey his theme. In the frame story, the boy and the girl get into an argument about whether the boy should go out with his friends while the girl believes the baby is not feeling well. He storms out of the house and gets into the car. Carver writes,“The
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