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    In his short story titled simply ’Elephant’‚ Raymond Carver focuses on the elephant both literally and figuratively. Literally‚ when the author used the word elephant as the title for his short story‚ he made me think of the narrator in the story as hardworking because elephants are hardworking creatures. The narrator works hard to earn a living and takes his responsibilities seriously. Also‚ the author could have used the word elephant to bring attention to the phrase elephant in the room which

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    Analysis At the center of "Cathedral" is a significant irony: a narrator who ignorantly disdains blindness while being oblivious to his own limitations in sight. Of course‚ the narrator can see with his eyes but does not realize the limitations he has placed on himself‚ and how those prevent him from seeing or wanting anything greater in life. The story is ultimately about transcendence; that is‚ an existence beyond the limitations of physical things. What Robert has that the narrator lacks is

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    Raymond Carver Raymond Carver is an award winning short story writer and poet. Carver’s famous writing career started with publishing a collection of poems. During his career as a writer he also published some famous short stories which helped define Carver as a minimalist writer. A minimalist writer makes “do with less‚ the literary equivalent of functionalist architecture. It offers an art of elimination‚ an effort one can associate with creating boundaries around private pain and avoiding public

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    English 102-BB 24‚ April 2010 Love? Raymond Carver was a short story writer who was born in the Pacific Northwest. He was a textbook editor‚ lecturer and teacher while writing. His stories featured some of his trademarks of‚ alcohol‚ poverty‚ and people in real life situations. Carver was influenced to write about these trademarks through experiences he had lived and influences that were brought upon him‚ like alcoholism and divorce. Raymond Carver and his father were alcoholics and had both

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    When literature first began to take flight in America‚ many of the stories written were of the Gothic variety. American society‚ at the time‚ seemed to connect with fantasy and reality‚ therefore many early writers wrote in the Gothic style. Most of these Gothic stories feature characters whose perceptions of themselves and the world around them are abnormal due to drug use‚ being in a dream state‚ or simply just madness. In comparing two short stories‚ "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The

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    Literary Criticism Minimalism by Raymond Carver English 210 P. Fishman Research Paper Literary Criticism on Minimalism by Raymond Carver Raymond Carver was a master of the short story during the mid nineteenth century due to his unique minimalistic style. Carver has his own artistic signature when it comes to writing‚ he tells his stories using

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    Contrasting Imagery with Symbolism The story The Cathedral by Raymond Carver is a story of transformation of a human character’s life from depression and carelessness to belief and diversity. A cathedral is a symbol of faith‚ conversion‚ creativity and strength and is therefore a substantial component of Carver’s story. The process of drawing it becomes the climax of the story when the author uses intense imagery to describe the workings of the drawing that the husband is creating. Imagery and symbolism

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    Cathedral by Raymond Carver Study Guide The narrator of Carver’s "Cathedral" has an epiphany when he meets a blind friend of his wife. * 
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    The Elephant notes: One. Reading Questions 1.  What kind of metaphorical meaning do we get from the story’s title? An elephant bears heavy burdens‚ it suffers‚ and it never forgets. This speaks perhaps to the narrator’s martyr complex. 2.  What is the narrator’s dependence or addiction? He’s dependent on people being dependent on him. He even lets his brother “play” him‚ like “play him for a fool.” 3.  What pattern of the narrator’s pathological behavior becomes evident on page 476? He’s giving

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    holland June 27‚ 2012 The Cathedral Effect Emotions are a thing that nobody escapes themselves from‚ no matter how hard they try.  They are something we are born and die with.  Emotions are the also a foundation to how we see things.  If someone is sad then most of the things they come across will be viewed as sad.  Now‚ if someone is happy or open minded then they will deal with things they come across much better.  In Carver’s short story “Cathedral”‚ the narrator is jealous and bitter

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