Use Of Metaphors In Raymond Carver's Cathedral

Cathedral how blindness is used as a metaphor. “Cathedral” is a passionate story by Raymond Carver about a blind man who is trying to find company after his wife passed away. Overall, the story is a funny situation, in which the blind man leads the narrator outside of his comfort zone. One of the biggest metaphors during the story is the blind man, or the blind leading the blind. At the end of the story, both men collaborate on a drawling of a cathedral. This drawling servs as an ironic metaphor all throughout the short story. When reading the story of cathedral, it has taught me never to judge a book by its cover. It has also taught me that people with disabilities can help others see outside of their comfort zone. We as human beings

Blind leading the is a statement or a Metaphore used to describe a situation, where as a person who knows nothing or try's to get help from another person in the same situation. I like to think it's kind of ironic when someone blind like Robert who is also in the same situation as the narrator. I like to think that Robert blindness is no match compared to the narrator throughout the story. The narrator seems to have a sense of loneness. The narrator is a lot like other protagonists that I have read all throughout this semester in other stories. The narrator he is a portrait of a middle class man living paycheck to paycheck who must face the darkness in his life unlike the blind man .The Two characters both feel some sort of loneliness throughout the story, that’s why the narrator's wife invited the blind man over for dinner .The narrator isn't self aware enough to admit his longing for himself or being alone, but Robert tells him to realize that he is lacking for company. Both men start to warm up to each other and talk about their problems after

The narrator is trying to explain what a cathedral looks like. The blind man is having a tough time doing this. Both of the men at this time are becoming more self aware and understanding. This leads to the decision to work together to draw a cathedra on a piece of white paper. This is a situation on which both men start to help each other out in surprise. On the creation of the drawings of the cathedral, two of the men don’t relay know much about it but share their knowledge of cathedrals. I also like to think that the blind man is very religious as stated in the story. The blind man being religious helps the narrator have a better understanding of the cathedral. The narrator draws and draws, getting wrapped up into what he is doing. The cathedral symbolizes an opportunity to put somebody else's needs ahead of his own and think about life from a different perspective or point of view . It also symbolizes the discovery of artistic talent and the desire to open up to somebody and listen. Robert teaches the narrator to truly see for himself for the first time despite Robert being blind alone. The metaphor the blind leading the blind is shown by Robert leading the narrator to draw a creation into