Monday, March 10, 2014
Cathedral Analysis (Opinion)
After reading Cathedral by Raymond Carver a piece of Carver's symbolism of the Cathedral and the Blind man opened my eyes to look further than possible. Because we see it doesn't mean we understand. For one to truly appreciate what one see, the person must look beyond the obvious. A Cathedral is a building that we know. But what does a Cathedral symbolize?, what does the building consists of? Why must it be so enormous in size? Why are there monsters outside the Cathedral? I love this short story i'll admit in the beginning of the story I felt envious towards the blind man because everything seemed to focus around him but in all actuality the old man symbolized what we take for granted.
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Hey Richard
ReplyDeleteI havent yet gotten to the chance to read Cathedral by Raymond but by your analysis,that might be the 1st short story I read I cant really tell you if i agree with you. but from my background knowledge i cant understand your question and hopefully that maybe after i read it, i could tell you my view points and we cant get answers to your question.
Good analysis so far Richard! Very interesting intake, indeed. What did you think about the other two stories?
ReplyDeleteafter reading the story am also agree with you and I also think that the Cathedral by Raymond is a really good story everything that is going on with the blind man symbolized many things. I really recommend it.
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