Cathedral-Raymond Carver

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Cathedral : Raymond Carver

The short story Cathedral is one of the story found in the anthology of short stories by the same name written by Raymond Carver . The collection was written in 1983 and first published in 1984 . The collection of short stories mostly deals with marriage and family life . The story is written in a first person narrator 's perspective and reflects the thoughts and actions of Mr . Bub

The short story Cathedral is one of the story found

in the anthology of short stories by the same name written by Raymond Carver . The collection was written in 1983 and first published in 1984 . The collection of short stories mostly deals with marriage and family life . The story is written in a first person narrator 's perspective and reflects the thoughts and actions of Mr . Bub

In the story the cathedral , the author tries to show that blindness is a condition of the mind and not physical disability . He shows how Bub though physically able with good sight , he is blind to the feelings of physically blind people . He tries to justify the fact that prejudices can blind us to the extent we do not realize that we ourselves are affected by the same sickness . He offers the solution that when blinded by our prejudice , it helps to look at the world the way the prejudiced people see it

This story starts with a couple , Bub and his wife who...