"Cathedral" by Raymond Carver, is a uniquely written short story that symbolizes the importance, knowledge and joy of understanding that can be gained by overcoming prejudices and fears. I describe this story ... and "his being blind bothered me" (Norton33), followed by a list of presumptions such as, "the blind moved slowly and never laughed" (Norton33). Carver focuses a lot on how the narrator feels about the blind man, which is what leads me to say that this is the most crucial part of the story; the ... I ought to do It's really something" (Norton42). The narrator is experiencing the cathe...

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