Cathedral Analysis In Raymond Carver's Cathedral
Cathedral Analysis
Cathedral Analysis In Raymond Carver’s Cathedral there is a lot of symbolism relating to the narrator’s close mindedness. In this world there are people that are physically impaired, but this does not limit them in connecting with people emotionally. Some people who are not impaired have a tougher time realizing that they are the ones spiritually blind and unable to connect with people. The narrator is a man who is a person who is spiritually blind and does not connect well with people, not even his own wife. This could be related to the machismo way of thinking about men. How is it that a man can live his life for so long and not realize he had been blind the whole time? The story …show more content…
Since the narrator is very masculine, he is someone who shares his thoughts or feels with anyone. The narrator does not really talk to his wife. She has a relationship with Robert that is connected emotionally through talking and listening to each other since she doesn’t get this from her husband. Being a masculine man, it is human nature for a man to be jealous of another man when they speak to their wife. Now for the narrator having to allow his wife’s friend come to his house and sleep in his home, is torture because to him that feels like a breach to his fortress. As Bullock stated “the narrator displays anxiety and aggression having a blind man in his house”, or any other man that is, stay in his home. (Bullock, np). The narrator is focused a lot on himself that he doesn’t let anybody get close to him or befriend him, as his wife says, “You don 't have any friends, period.” (Carver, 91). The main metaphor of the narrator’s “castle” or “cathedral” is his living room where he spends most of his time doing work and watching television. To him, that place should not be invaded by others that he doesn’t know, like
Cathedral Analysis In Raymond Carver’s Cathedral there is a lot of symbolism relating to the narrator’s close mindedness. In this world there are people that are physically impaired, but this does not limit them in connecting with people emotionally. Some people who are not impaired have a tougher time realizing that they are the ones spiritually blind and unable to connect with people. The narrator is a man who is a person who is spiritually blind and does not connect well with people, not even his own wife. This could be related to the machismo way of thinking about men. How is it that a man can live his life for so long and not realize he had been blind the whole time? The story …show more content…
Since the narrator is very masculine, he is someone who shares his thoughts or feels with anyone. The narrator does not really talk to his wife. She has a relationship with Robert that is connected emotionally through talking and listening to each other since she doesn’t get this from her husband. Being a masculine man, it is human nature for a man to be jealous of another man when they speak to their wife. Now for the narrator having to allow his wife’s friend come to his house and sleep in his home, is torture because to him that feels like a breach to his fortress. As Bullock stated “the narrator displays anxiety and aggression having a blind man in his house”, or any other man that is, stay in his home. (Bullock, np). The narrator is focused a lot on himself that he doesn’t let anybody get close to him or befriend him, as his wife says, “You don 't have any friends, period.” (Carver, 91). The main metaphor of the narrator’s “castle” or “cathedral” is his living room where he spends most of his time doing work and watching television. To him, that place should not be invaded by others that he doesn’t know, like