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Type of paper: Essay
Subject area: Literature and Language
Academic level: College
Style: MLA
Size: 22.0 kB
Word count:
517 words/2 pages
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Author: Renae Meza
Date submitted: 2008-11-21 20:08:09
Rating/Votes count:
5.00 / 2
 
Tags: human, american, story, world, skills, literature, cathedral, carver, Robert, Ross, Marian, Response Paper, Sonny, Raymond Carver, Carver
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17 July 2006
Response Paper to Raymond Carver 's "Cathedral "
I love Raymond Carver 's ability to present a character who seems to have
an edgy or caustic personality and acts like a jerk . Suddenly , almost
effortlessly Carver turns him into a more fully developed character who
behaves just opposite of how I would have expected him to . In "Cathedral " Carver does this with the unnamed narrator .
When the story opens it is clear that although the narrator is married ,
he is an isolated individual and pretty self-centered . His wife points
out "you don 't have any friends (Carver 101 . He sees everything
through his own eyes . He has no idea how Robert , his wife 's blind
friend , lives and "sees " the world and he does not want to know . He is
closed minded and happy to be that way . When he and his wife are
interrupted while listening to an audio tape recording from Robert , the
narrator thinks "[m]aybe it was just as well . I 'd heard all I wanted
to (Carver 100 . He feels put upon that his wife has invited her
friend , to spend the night with them . The narrator is sarcastic and
shows a lack of respect for the his wife 's friend when he suggests that
he "could take him bowling (Carver 100 . Upon first meeting , the
narrator is rude . Robert matches his tone and attitude and calls the
narrator "Bub " with a tone and attitude that matches and returns Bub 's
tone and manner . By the time the meal is over I greatly dislike Bub and
think he behaves like a fatuous slob .
However when Robert takes no offense at Bub 's impolite remarks , but
continues to reflect Bub 's attitude back to him and to match him drink
for drink , I found my opinion starting to change . At first it was just
Robert I liked , but soon , once they share marijuana , I find myself
starting to like Bub . He longer focuses on himself , but moves into a
larger world where he struggles to tell Robert about cathedrals . It is
important to him that he help Robert understand . When Robert suggests
they draw a picture together Bub searches the house for pens and
appropriate paper . With Robert 's hand touching his , with Robert 's "fingers riding my fingers as my hand went over the paper " Bub suddenly
grows and enlarges his world . He sees with his eyes closed and suddenly
understands the world where Robert lives .
The image of the two of the "drawing " the cathedral is very pleasant and
satisfying . Somehow Carver has done it to me again and I find myself
liking both men . I am often amazed at how much "stuff " Carver puts into
his stories even with his minimalist writing style .
Why did Raymond Carver not give the narrator a name ?
Chandler chose to use a cathedral to bring the two men together . Why a
cathedral instead of some other structure...
 

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