In Cathedral by Ramond Carver, we see a very insecure narrator especially due to the fact he does not like blind people. The narrator seems to be very disappointed in how his wife feels about this blind man, almost as if she would cheat on him with the blind man. "I can remember I didn't think much of the poem", here the narrator is talking about how his wife wrote about how she almost had an epiphany when the blind man touched her face. However the narrator seems to be very disdainful and disgusted and just doesn't really care and hear about what this blind guy did or does. But basically the main part of the story is the narrator complaining about the blind man and how close he was with his wife and really how much he meant to his wife. We see the narrator seems to have a bit of a drinking problem which could cause some of his anger issues. The narrator seems to be very narrow minded and not open to meeting or being open to something that means so much to his wife. I would be somewhat jealous as well, but she is with you for a reason. He should just get over it, and be a bit more mature about things. I feel the narrator thinks that his wife needs to base all her happiness off of him, in order for the narrator to be happy. But once the blind man comes, a lot of the narrator's attitude changes, he seems to become more open minded and outgoing. Robert’s encouragement, loosens up, and draws the cathedral with Robert, guiding his hand with a pencil onto paper.There is also a very close personal connection the narrator and the blind man have which really turns the whole story around. It happens when the two of them draw the cathedral. Here the narrator is able to connect with Robert, and finally the narrator can get rid of his insecurities and actually interact with someone else.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
River of Names-Dorothy Allison/Cathedral-Raymond Carver
In this short story the reader sees a very tough and troubled childhood the narrator has gone through. This story most likely reflects the authors childhood experiences from Greenville. I think the narrator feels angry and animosity towards her family. Another thing that caught my attention was what Allison really describes to the reader and public. First of all, I think many people think of people from the south of being dumb, getting married to a family member and redneck and all of Allison's stories comprehend to this. Allison really does not hide the fact that her family is southern, for example "when she laughs at the broken teeth, torn overalls, the dirt, I set my teeth a t what I do not want to remember and cannot forget". This is a very important quote from this short story, fist is shows how the narrator was very descriptive in all her stories, and second it really shows what the narrator wants as a human being. She has had horrible memories, many family members and loved ones have died. The narrator hates this feeling, its getting to be too much for her. This brings up the main theme of the story, and really how the narrator came about surviving. The narrator knew if he/she had followed the traditions of her family then she wouldn't be able to enjoy and live the life she wanted. "and it does not matter that I am the lesbian, the one who will not have children". The reader here can clearly see how she goes against much of what her family stands for just for the fact she is a lesbian. But this shows courage and strength and she knows what she has to do to survive. The narrator has struggled all her life with her family and now she is ready to break away and move on with her life.
In Cathedral by Ramond Carver, we see a very insecure narrator especially due to the fact he does not like blind people. The narrator seems to be very disappointed in how his wife feels about this blind man, almost as if she would cheat on him with the blind man. "I can remember I didn't think much of the poem", here the narrator is talking about how his wife wrote about how she almost had an epiphany when the blind man touched her face. However the narrator seems to be very disdainful and disgusted and just doesn't really care and hear about what this blind guy did or does. But basically the main part of the story is the narrator complaining about the blind man and how close he was with his wife and really how much he meant to his wife. We see the narrator seems to have a bit of a drinking problem which could cause some of his anger issues. The narrator seems to be very narrow minded and not open to meeting or being open to something that means so much to his wife. I would be somewhat jealous as well, but she is with you for a reason. He should just get over it, and be a bit more mature about things. I feel the narrator thinks that his wife needs to base all her happiness off of him, in order for the narrator to be happy. But once the blind man comes, a lot of the narrator's attitude changes, he seems to become more open minded and outgoing. Robert’s encouragement, loosens up, and draws the cathedral with Robert, guiding his hand with a pencil onto paper.There is also a very close personal connection the narrator and the blind man have which really turns the whole story around. It happens when the two of them draw the cathedral. Here the narrator is able to connect with Robert, and finally the narrator can get rid of his insecurities and actually interact with someone else.
In Cathedral by Ramond Carver, we see a very insecure narrator especially due to the fact he does not like blind people. The narrator seems to be very disappointed in how his wife feels about this blind man, almost as if she would cheat on him with the blind man. "I can remember I didn't think much of the poem", here the narrator is talking about how his wife wrote about how she almost had an epiphany when the blind man touched her face. However the narrator seems to be very disdainful and disgusted and just doesn't really care and hear about what this blind guy did or does. But basically the main part of the story is the narrator complaining about the blind man and how close he was with his wife and really how much he meant to his wife. We see the narrator seems to have a bit of a drinking problem which could cause some of his anger issues. The narrator seems to be very narrow minded and not open to meeting or being open to something that means so much to his wife. I would be somewhat jealous as well, but she is with you for a reason. He should just get over it, and be a bit more mature about things. I feel the narrator thinks that his wife needs to base all her happiness off of him, in order for the narrator to be happy. But once the blind man comes, a lot of the narrator's attitude changes, he seems to become more open minded and outgoing. Robert’s encouragement, loosens up, and draws the cathedral with Robert, guiding his hand with a pencil onto paper.There is also a very close personal connection the narrator and the blind man have which really turns the whole story around. It happens when the two of them draw the cathedral. Here the narrator is able to connect with Robert, and finally the narrator can get rid of his insecurities and actually interact with someone else.
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