Blind musicians

character Robert and the blind man himself. The story begins in first person, depicting Roberts disdain for the blind and his smallness of character. As a juxtaposition we are introduced to the blind man who is evolved in character, and has a substantially important relationship with Roberts’s wife. As the story progresses and Robert has more interaction with the blind man, he himself begins to evolve through time spent while his wife is asleep. As the story comes to an end, the blind man has affected the

Raymond Carver’s short story, “Cathedral”, depicts a story that someone-------?. It starts off with the narrator talking about his wife and a blind man who comes to visit them more so his wife. It’s the first time narrator would be meeting Robert the blind man. The narrator already has assumptions of what the blind are like, many proven wrong when they finally interaction. At the end, the narrator’s perspective is changed from their interaction. One theme that could be considered is loneliness

expectations, placed on individuals; judgement. We as humans have a belief that blindness is a curse, meaing they can't do anything. How would you feel about a blind person, defending all odds? Daniel Kish is that person to not settle for less. In summary, life wasn't easy for him, but courage can beat society’s standard. Daniel became blind (3525.1345 Visually Impaired) from cancer as a child and adapted to the visually impaired community. His mother said, “Dan as a child, would climb up trees and

Again, Robert’s perceptiveness to space and his savvy instincts led him to looking beyond the hole in the floor in order to see the potential for a space that did not require a splitting of profits. In addition, Robert viewed a sign on another building—possibly while pondering ideas of a new space—that led him to obtaining information on the realtor needed to rent out a space that did not require sharing such a larger amount of their profit with which Robert was clearly not comfortable with. Therefore

blindness is not a physical disability, but it can be manner or learn disability. From the start of the story, the author used the narrator to recount a hidden comparison between the blind husband who was physically able to see but can’t recognize many of important details around himself, and Robert who was physically blind but was a talented and has a wide vision for life. from the way he was judging everything, reader can understand that this husband is more than happy to not turn his critical eye

Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” is about the reunion of the narrator’s wife and a blind man. The narrator’s wife and Robert are old friends. When Robert comes to visit, the narrator is bitter towards him because he is blind and because he shares a strong connection with his wife that he does not have. Even though the narrator is not literally blind, his inability to see the good in things makes him more blind than Robert. Eventually, the narrator gains insight through art. The narrator does not value

The Blind Society in “Cathedral”     The blind truth, society is built on social norms and those that do not fit, standout. When one is blind, one stands out. It is human nature to judge, we judge everyday, whether we like it or not. Robert was judged on his disability, he stood out. “Cathedral” written by raymond carter, shows how blind society is with Robert as there symbol. Society bends the visions of how we see these people that stand out. Robert is judged, but what happens in the end is how

In Raymond Carver’s short story “Viewfinder”, Carver creates a juxtaposition between his two main characters; a handicapped photographer and a homeowner. At first, the juxtaposition of these two characters seems irrational, but as the story progresses the two character’s similarities are revealed as the theme of loss becomes evident. At the beginning of the story, the homeowner is hostile towards the handicapped photographer as he asks immediately, “How did you lose your hands?” This creates an

Robert’s choices. An example of this takes place when the narrator believes Robert would not smoke due to his blindness. The narrator remembers, “having read somewhere that the blind didn’t smoke because, as speculation had it, they couldn’t see the smoke they exhaled. I thought I knew that much and that much only about blind people.” (Carver 107). To the narrator’s surprise, Robert does in fact smoke. The narrator’s ignorance allowed for him to believe blindness would truly affect this in the first

bias towards blindness throughout the story, however towards the end he realizes his flaws and the difference between looking and seeing. From the beginning of the story to the end you can see a change within the narrator after his encounter with the blind man. At the end of Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” the narrator hopes to accomplish a change in his understanding of himself, and his experience with Robert flickers this change towards the end of the story. The narrator in the “Cathedral” displays a