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Character Analysis: Cathedral Narrator

The objective of this study is to present an argument that the narrator in 'Cathedral' is a complex and sympathetic character and to consider the extent to which he seems unaware with his own limitations despite being incapable of articulating that unhappiness. The narrator in the work of Raymond Carver entitled "Cathedral" is a complex and sympathetic character who is unaware of his own limitations and essentially unhappy even though he is incapable of articulating that unhappiness and learns from a blind man that unless one is aware of their limitations that those limitations cease to exist. The work 'Cathedral' is about a visit paid by a blind man to his friend, the wife of the narrator, following the death of the blind man's wife. While the wife greatly anticipates the visit of the blind man, the husband and narrator of 'Cathedral' has a great deal of anxiety about the blind man's visit. When the blind man arrives the husband is surprised to find that when he extends his hand to shake hands with the blind man that the blind man reciprocates extending his hand for the handshake.

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The narrator and husband in this story is amazed at the mobility of the blind man and the blind man's positive attitude about his condition of blindness. After having eaten dinner together the wife, husband/narrator, and blind man sit down to talk. Eventually the wife goes to sleep and the blind man and the husband/narrator are watching and listening to programs on the television.

The narrator of 'Cathedral' is a complex character who is greatly sympathetic with the plight of the blind man however, the narrator appears at first to be shallow and assuming. The narrator does not appear to be the type of individual that adheres closely to the learning about anything or anyone new or different and is therefore hesitant to meet his wife's blind friend. The narrator also appears to be a shallow individual as the story begins and he asks his wife if she would like him to take….....

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