The Blind Man In Raymond Carver's Cathedral
The book “Cathedral” is about two men, one who can see and one who cannot. The two men did not communicate at first but in a way built a great bond towards the end. As they were watching television, cathedral came on the screen and the narrator did not know how to explain it to the blind man so they decided to draw it together. The blind man put his hand over the narrator’s and drew. As the narrator eyes were closed, he began to see a big change. He did not want to open his eyes after what he had seen. I think it was a good idea for the blind man to show the narrator life from his perspective. During the drawing of the cathedral, the narrator experiences something he never experienced before. His negative thought about Robert changed immediately
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His attitude towards the blind man was not so pleasing. When the blind man arrived at their house, he observed him. When the narrator’s wife wrote a poem about how the blind man touched her face, the narrator did not like that at all. “the blind man asked if he could touch her face...She told me he touched his fingers to every part of her face, her nose--even her neck!” (Carver ) Before he met the blind man, he started being judgmental before he has to know him. I did not like how the narrator acted in the beginning of the story at all. After all the criticism the narrator did towards the blind man, He and Robert became closer …show more content…
The narrator experiences a great feeling. The narrator was just judging Robert by his looks. In the beginning, he did not even give Robert a chance until the end when Robert made the narrator see everything from his perspective. The narrator did not want to open his eyes because he was seeing things he never saw before. He now understands the blind man more than he ever did.
In conclusion, the narrator finally realizes the worth of seeing people and things from different points of view. This is important in the story because it helped the readers see how fast the narrator changes during the story. It also teaches you not to judge a book by its cover. It is also an example to show how everyone has their own point of view on things, blind or not. The narrator needed to look outside the box because not everything is about him. He was selfish in the begin but that changed as well. The narrator went from a negative individual to a positive
His attitude towards the blind man was not so pleasing. When the blind man arrived at their house, he observed him. When the narrator’s wife wrote a poem about how the blind man touched her face, the narrator did not like that at all. “the blind man asked if he could touch her face...She told me he touched his fingers to every part of her face, her nose--even her neck!” (Carver ) Before he met the blind man, he started being judgmental before he has to know him. I did not like how the narrator acted in the beginning of the story at all. After all the criticism the narrator did towards the blind man, He and Robert became closer …show more content…
The narrator experiences a great feeling. The narrator was just judging Robert by his looks. In the beginning, he did not even give Robert a chance until the end when Robert made the narrator see everything from his perspective. The narrator did not want to open his eyes because he was seeing things he never saw before. He now understands the blind man more than he ever did.
In conclusion, the narrator finally realizes the worth of seeing people and things from different points of view. This is important in the story because it helped the readers see how fast the narrator changes during the story. It also teaches you not to judge a book by its cover. It is also an example to show how everyone has their own point of view on things, blind or not. The narrator needed to look outside the box because not everything is about him. He was selfish in the begin but that changed as well. The narrator went from a negative individual to a positive