Raymond Buckland

In the story Cathedral by Raymond Carver the narrator “the husband” to me he seems like a guy who does not like anyone who is different from him. Throughout the story I can tell that he thinks that he is better than Robert due to the fact that he can see and Robert can’t. In my opinion the narrator has problems with himself and not only with Robert. As I started reading the story the first words that I saw was “the blind man” this was one of the main clues that show me that the narrator did not like

The idea of heroism is a common motif in Noir literature; one that dominates the characterization of the traditional hard-boiled detective. This remains constant in Raymond Chandler’s novel, The Big Sleep, in which Philip Marlowe is hired to investigate the blackmail of a rich man with two troublesome, fun-loving daughters. As Marlowe gains more information throughout the course of his investigation, he becomes closer with the daughters, Vivian and Carmen Sternwood, and learns many dirty secrets

Literacy Analysis of Cathedral In “Cathedral”, Raymond Carver writes a story where a man is upset about the arrival of his wife’s friend, simply because he is blind. The reader see the man’s reaction toward blind people and that causes him to consider what he is missing in his life. The primary focus is fear and dislike towards the Blind Man. Carver doesn’t give a name to any characters but the story revolves around Robert the Blind Man. Carver writes, “And it bothered me that he was blind” (1)

A Small, Good Thing Analysis “A Small, Good Thing” is a short story by the author Raymond Carver. Raymond Carver was born on May 25, 1938 in Clatskanie, Oregon. Carver attributed his desire to write from his father at a very young age. Throughout his life he maintained a series of low waged jobs to support his family while he continued his education to become a writer. Raymond Carver wrote three collections of stories in which the third collection of stories, Cathedral, contains the short story “A

There were once two detectives. The guy is John Marlowe and the girl is Brooke Willow. The guy is passionate about his job but the girl is an undercover spy, little did she know her life was about to change for good. Detective Marlowe was born in Ohio he is 21 years old. John has brown hair, green eyes and light skin. He is smart and goofy, he can take things seriously but also have fun. When he was younger he lived on a farm and his passion was to be a detective. He attended a small private

In the short stories by Raymond Carver, he presents multiple normal, everyday situations and focuses on the ways that the participants react. The characters in his stories usually seem to be middle-aged, white, middle-class married couples that live normal lives, but come to a turning point that changes their lives and the way they see things. They end up gaining a whole new perspective on life and the way they though they felt. The stories start off normal, but then something happens that brings

The short story “Fish Files” is about Mack Stafford, a lawyer who lives in a small town of 10.000 dwellers. Mack is tired of his second-rate life and feels unvalued by his family and especially by his wife. One day while the secretary of Mack went out to buy a sandwich he receive a call from a famous law firm. Marty Rosenberg that represents a Swiss company tell to Mack that their customers are terrified of the American system of criminal law. The entrepreneurs that Rosenberg represents want to solve

The Experience of a Blind Man In the short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver, the narrator known as the husband has an encounter with one of his wife’s lifelong friends Robert. Robert is a blind man that plays an integral roll in the climax of this story when the narrator has a life changing experience with Robert and seeing life through the eyes of a blind man. In this essay, we will delve into the various character aspects of the husband, and Robert. We will also discuss the relationship, and

Raymond Cattell was an attribute scholar who believed that individuals shared all inclusive qualities, yet everybody positioned distinctively in every characteristic (Schultz and Schultz, 2013). Cattell utilized a factual strategy called factor analysis.

This story is narrated by the main character, who describes a relationship that has been going on between his wife and a blind man for several years. His wife met the blind man as an employer and worked for him during a summer ten years ago. However, a long lasting friendship ensued. They remained friends, exchanging letters and tape recordings and discussing all aspects of their lives. The problem stands, as the narrator is jealous of this relationship. He has not completely ruled out that there