
Film Version of "Cathedral" (03:55)Īs a precisionist, Carver's writing draws attention to the action. The narrator moves from blindness to insight. Prejudices and preconceived ideas of narrator illustrate people's misunderstandings. Carver's Epiphany in "Cathedral" (03:23)Īlmost dying of alcoholism, this story represents Carver's feeling of "uplift "or "opening up." Gallagher assists Carver in rewrites of story. The three characters lean on each another. Lost-ness as Theme in "Cathedral" (02:12)īeing in uncomfortable social situations illustrates the everyman quality of narrator. Tess's friendship with a blind men inspires Raymond Carver's story "Cathedral." "Host" is the original title for this short story. "Cathedral": Bonding a Friendship (06:01)įeeling inadequate describing cathedrals to a blind man, the husband and Robert draw one together, bonding a friendship in "Cathedral." Conception of "Cathedral" (02:05) Robert and "Bub" discuss what a cathedral looks like. The characters in "Cathedral" watch a documentary on cathedrals. "Cathedral": Descriptions of Cathedrals (05:47) The three talk, watch TV and smoke some dope. Robert and the wife in "Cathedral" discuss their ten year correspondence through audio tapes. "Cathedral": Friendship Between Robert and Wife (06:42) The husband's thoughts resonant throughout the scene. Robert, the blind man in "Cathedral," describes the death of his wife. Meeting and observing the blind man for the first time dispels many myths and beliefs the husband has in "Cathedral." "Cathedral": Learning the Life of a Blind Man (04:48) "Cathedral": The Hands of the Blind Man (04:00) In this dramatization of Raymond Carver's "Cathedral," a husband confronts his fear and apprehension of the impending visit of his wife's blind friend. Raymond Carver is one of the best known short story writers ever."Cathedral": Apprehension (04:32) FREE PREVIEW Review of The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer.Books for Elementary and Middle School Students.Short Stories: Characters in Conflict by John Warriner.Collections and Anthologies for Middle School.
