CATHEDRAL

p [YOUR NAME] [YOUR PROFESSOR 'S NAME] [CLASS NUMBER] [DATE OF ASSIGNMENT] [YOUR NAME] [YOUR PROFESSOR 'S NAME] [CLASS NUMBER] [DATE OF ASSIGNMENT] Raymond Carver 's Cathedral A Transcending Tone The speaker 's tone in Raymond Carver 's Cathedral ' is very amusing and encompassing to the point that the reader becomes immersed into the thoughts and ideas that this character has . The atmosphere created in the work is such , that the audience is drawn in very closely to the words and phrases used . The sense of

being very close to the narrator is important , as he becomes close to the blind man , Robert When the narrator comes closer to an understanding of blindness and Robert , the audience is so in tune with the character that the ideas the narrator has are better understood . There is , arguably , the use of extended metaphor when the imagery is introduced due to the fact that the character that is the center of the speaker 's life is a blind man This metaphorical use is not only with the imagery of sight versus blindness , but also with the issues of clarity versus confusion

The relaxed voice that the narrator uses , helps to draw in the audience It is the easy and effective tone of the speaker combined with the understanding of blindness that brings closure and clarity to the piece What is made very clear is the tone of the story and the character of the speaker . The speaker seems to be at times , immature , funny...