The narration of the story “Cathedral,” written by Raymond Carver in 1983, is told through the husband. In reading the story, the narrator’s opinion of certain characters becomes well-known. The tone of the story from the husband’s narration goes from a somewhat angry and jealous tone to a more sensitive and understanding tone. Viewing the story from a different narration would change the tone of the story all together as well as the reader’s feelings and opinions. For example, viewing the story through the narration of the wife instead of the husband would definitely give the reader a different perspective.
Throughout the story the husband talks very briefly about his wife’s previous husband. By just briefly mentioning the existence of his wife’s ex-husband, he gives off a tone of slight discomfort and jealousy towards him. He makes comments about the ex-husband that show resentment such as, “this man who’d first enjoyed her favors” (1056). Had the
The story “Cathedral” told through the wife’s point of view would have been an all together rewrite of the story. Her outlooks would have changed the mood and tone of the story completely. Instead of an envious and negative output that is felt from the husband’s narration, the narration of the wife would have given out a more positive and loving feel. Her perception of the blind man would have been much different from that of her husband’s as well as the perception of her ex-husband and their previous marriage.
In the beginning of the story, the husband talks about the blind man. He shows much dislike for the man as well as envy although he never really knew the man. His repugnance towards the blind man he makes known by saying such things like, “My idea of blindness came from the movies. In the movies, the blind moved slowly and never laughed. A blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to” (1057). The relationship between his wife and t
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