Term Papers on Raymond Carver’s Cathedral

Term Paper Title	Raymond Carver’s Cathedral
# of Words	575
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.3

Raymond Carver’s Cathedral

            The relationship between Robert and the husband in Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” is rather awkward.  The husband’s view of blind people is quite negative throughout the story.  Robert and the husband’s relationship shifts quickly from fear and prejudice to an understanding and mutual respect of the blind.  The husband’s experience of the cathedral drawing with Robert changes the husband’s point of view of the blind.

            At first, the narrator, who is also the husband, is stereotyping Robert because of Roberts’ sight depravation.  He expresses his ignorance of the blind early in the story.  “My idea of blindness came from movies…the blind moved slowly and never laughed. Sometimes they were led by seeing-eye dogs.”  This passage clearly shows the narrow mindedness of the narrator.  He is judging Robert by what he has seen blind people to be like in movies and not by what his wife has told him.  Furthermore, when his wife tells him the name of Roberts deceased wife, he immediately stereotypes Roberts’ wife as a “Negro”.   Again, the narrator is generalizing Roberts’ wives’ name, Beulah, because it sounded like a colored person’s name.  Also, at first sight of Robert the narrator questions the blind mans appearance.  “But he didn’t use a cane and didn’t wear dark glasses.  I’d always thought dark classes were a must for the blind”.  Once more, the narrator believes that dark glasses and a cane must be used by blind people.

            Near the very end of the story the narrator begin to alter his view of Robert.  It is not until the narrators’ wife dozes off to sleep that Robert and the narrator begin to communicate.  The narrat...

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