... , not only creates a realistic human picture, he uses the old story of the "deliverer" to rework the story into something different and more unique. He uses the characters to bind stories into readers" minds into deeper level of his perspectives. Carver obviously wants us to see the narrator's character as figuratively "blind." As the story opens, the narrator gives a short background ... , he keeps on wondering what it is like being blind. The narrator pities the blind man's relationship with his deceased wife: "They"d married, lived and worked together, slept together- had sex, sure- an...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate