Essays on Carver

Knowing International Politics as Moving Images

According to Carver, the three life worlds that determine international relations include the knower, the state-actors and the ordinary people. In international relations, objects and materials of political nature which are already known to the knower (those with knowledge on the issues at hand) and the state actors (those involved actively in matters concerning state politics) are spread to the ordinary people who are the common people without much knowledge of such matters and who go by what the knowers and the state actors say. The kinds of sources are valued traditionally owing to their higher level of validity. ...

In the short stories by Carver “Cathedral”, we are introduced to three characters; narrator, narrator’s wife and Robert who is characterized by his blindness. The narrator’s wife was once an employee of Robert where their friendship blossomed. There is an understanding to a hint that they knew and understood each other’s deep secrets. One day Robert pays a visit to his old time friend where he gets to interact with the narrator. Carver describes ‘looking’ with relation to the physical vision whereas ‘seeing’ is more of an insight level of engagement. Immediately Robert arrives at the ...

True Love Unites: The Final Romantic Word in Carver’s “What We Talk about When We Talk about Love.”

Raymond Carver is one of the authors who have explored one of the perspectives on love. In the short story “What We Talk about When We Talk about Love”, Carver explores the ideas of different people when they talk about love. There is a need to focus on certain elements as they are crucial to the understanding of the short story. One such element is the elusiveness of love. The fact that people have different definitions of love, or will find fault in one other’s definition of love is testament of this characteristic. This is evident in the ...

Love is arguably one of the most discussed topics in the social realms. Love is not just a preserve for the social circles. Scholars in the academic realm have explored various dimensions of the subject. Carver is one of the authors who have explored one of the perspective of love. In the short story, What We Talk about When We Talk about Love, Carver explores the ideas of different people when they talk about love. There is a need to focus on certain elements as they are crucial to the understanding of the short story. One such element is ...

Interpreting a text is a process in which one must take into account many details that the author provides or leaves out. Even though many believe that what the text actually says is what is most important, what one cannot actually find there is sometimes more important than what one does actually encounter. It is through this lens that Raymond Carver’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” should be read, not through what is directly talked about, but what is not said. As its title states, a significant portion of the short story is dedicated ...

Timing and Urgency

The Door Question-The problem had risen due to the rise in insecurity in the learning institution. Hence, the previous principal, Weis told the vice principal to instruct the teachers to close all the doors of the houses to prevent outsiders from coming in. The solution was understandable, but it limited the distinctiveness and autonomy of the houses (Gabarro, 1983). David King should thus consider seeking a better remedy such as appointing security guards instead of closing the doors. The Avoidance of Dealing with Conflict-The challenge is closely related to the door question. It involves improving the security within the ...

Love is a sophisticated idea that hardly defined clearly. Every person has his/her own definition of love. Some refer to it as a feeling while others identifies it as principle. There is no standard definition of love. It entails much. There exists true love and false love. This means that there are standard principles set that directs on how love should be. Many writers have written about love and what it entails. One of the writers, Carver has written about it. He brings out ideas of what we talk about when we talk about love. A brief analysis of ...

The problem of verbal miscommunication has been always the central issue studied in sociolinguistics, sociology, psychology and communication courses. Everybody is aware of certain danger resulting from miscomprehension and its consequences in medical sphere have been claimed to be the most hazardous and insecure ones. Medical treatment requires an accurate and correct delivery of any message between different participants of communication. These participants are physicians, nurses, children, parents and other caretakers. Any breakdown in communication can lead to false prescriptions, inappropriate taking medicines and even mistakes during a surgical intervention. This paper aims to investigate the dependence of treatment ...

Raymond Carver is an American poet and short story writer famous for his realistic style. This outstanding writer is well-known for the short story collections, one of which is called What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. Why Don’t You Dance? belongs to this collection and is considered to be one of the most outstanding and unusual short stories created by the writer because of its non-traditional structure and plot. In Why Don’t You Dance? Carver uses such literary devices as symbolism, binary opposition, sad and depressed tone in order to convey the themes of ...

Affiliated Institution

Debbs is a friend to both conflicting parties and has had a longer relationship with both parties than King,. This means the Debbs is in a better position to present the resolution strategy for the problem. It also implies that Debbs would have an easier time making the two parties understand the situation and accept to resolve the conflict. However, using Debbs would bring different problems to King. First, Debbs is black, and so is King. Dula would be the only white person in the conflict and the resolution strategy. Meaning, as much as Debbs is in a better ...

Raymond Carver lived between 1958 and 1988. In most cases, his contemporaries considered him as one of the forces that led to the revitalization of the American Short Story genre. He wrote the short story, Cathedral, which was published in 1993 (Peterson 167). Specifically, Cathedral examines and narrates the impact of a blind man in the lives of his friend and her husband. Superficially, Cathedral is a story about a disgruntled man whose meeting with his friend’s blind wife enables him to discover new ways of seeing. This paper examines and discusses the beliefs and values of the ...

REFLECTION-PROBLEM-BASED ASSESMENT ON DELEGATION

Reflection-Problem-Based Assessment on Delegation Delegation, according to me, is one style of leadership that requires maximum attention. I have always thought that its pros outdo its cons but according to current issues that are arising in the management and leadership sector, I doubt what I have always thought. Organizations have benefited from this style of leadership and on the other hand, other agencies have faced challenges due to poor delegation. I have always known that delegation is in two ways between a delegator and a delegatee, but I had the wrong impression that any leader is eligible to delegate. ...

It is not human nature to run towards trouble, but instead away from it. Human beings possess an innate sense that requires them to bear witness to tragedy, drama, and triumph alike, but does not force them into action. There are exceptions to the rule without a doubt, though these are relatively few and in most cases will inspire others to act. Without those who work against their own nature as human beings however the inactivity and inability to intervene when needed is a very human characteristic. It is easier to stand by and do nothing than it is ...

There are various characters that people portray, whether in a formal or even informal organization. The two stories, “The Jewelry” by Guy de Maupassant and the Cathedral by Raymond Carver show a lot of similarities in various ways. Although the two stories were written at different times, with different characters and even environment, they possess a lot of similar themes and ideas, which are shown through the characters. Two major characters are presented by both stories. In the Cathedral, the anonymous narrator and Robert are shown as people with two different personalities, while in the Jewelry, we have Latain, ...

“What the Church needs to know about the human mind”

Dear X, While science can explain religion, religion is not so well-equipped for the endeavor of explaining scientific facts. Science is well aware of the fact that the human mind evolved to believe in gods and that religion (main religions, that is) has not exactly updated its point of view when it comes to planetary history. It would be easy to explore Dawkins’ perspective and demonstrate religion’s detrimental role in the evolution of the human species in order to update religion regarding its limits. However, I would like to adopt a positive vision and focus on a different ...

The Great Gatsby and the Cathedral

Introduction The film the Great Gatsby is adapted from the novel by the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald' written in 1925.It tells the story of young man who strives to become wealthy so as to win the heart of a lost love. The story is based during the prohibition era where sale of alcohol had been deemed illegal. The book is named after its major character, a 30 year old man, who was able to rise from an impoverished background in North Dakota to become one of the wealthiest men. Jay Gatsby is this man whose life rose ...

‘Proposal’ is one of the poems that were written by Raymond Carver. In this poem, there are several poetic devices that have been used to describe various situations. Similes and metaphors are the most common devices that have been used. Also there are personification, irony and tones that have been used by Raymond in the poem. These devices are specifically meant to bring out a clear picture of what was happening in the poetry. This poem talks about the two lovers who were longing for their wedding day. The man wanted to have a romantic relationship with his lover. The entire ...

Psychodynamics approach to personality development was extensively forwarded by Sigmund Freud and is based on the premise that an individual’s unconscious part of the mind harbors unrecognized desires, interests, motivation or drive and memories which are only expressed in dreams or unconsciously (Waddel, 2009). The approach suggests that there exists conflicts between the conscious and the unconscious part of the mind and lack of solution to these conflicts leads to anxiety and maladjustment. The approach describes the development of personality as being controlled by three distinct forces that is the id, the ego and the superego (Comer, 2004). ...