Blind Man Literature Reviews Samples For Students

Raymond Carver: Cathedral

“Cathedral” tells the story of a man whose insecurity leaves him blind to the world and who further seeks to blind himself from his own feelings by desensitizing himself with drugs and alcohol. The protagonist shows an excruciating lack of connection with his wife, whom he never refers to by name, and always in the third person. Yet, he cares for her, for he feels vulnerable and insecure when confronted with his wife’s friendship with an old blind friend of hers, a spiritual closeness that leaves him unsure as to where he himself fits in her life. In his description ...

The short story cathedral revolves around two men, Robert and the narrator. The narrator’s wife and Robert have not met for the past ten years but have maintained a close contact. The actual context of the story is in the narrator’s house, where Robert is coming to visit after losing his wife. Robert is visiting his wife’s parents when he thinks of visiting the narrator’s wife. The narrator is not enthusiastic about the visit but has to contend with it anyway. The narrator gives a background of his wife, how he had met the blind man and ...

First this paper considers the primary motivation throughout the action of the play. Both Oedipus and his wife Jocasta express disbelief regarding the validity of both the oracle; and all oracles, and yet they continually endeavor to prove to themselves that the oracle has no power or influence over their lives. Throughout the action of the play, his obsession with discovering the 'truth', leads the reader to assume that he deep within himself there was some doubt regarding his beliefs, thereby resulting in his continual justification of his perceived beliefs. His search for the 'truth' highlighted his ability to ...