... the main character, Patrick Lewis, searches for identity and light. Without these elements, he lacks love and cannot survive the world. A passage in chapter three describes him as a lonely man that is isolated from the world around him. "Clara and Ambrose and Alice and Temelcoff and Cato- this cluster ... separation from his close companions. It also reveals Patrick's thoughts and characteristic qualities. Patrick Lewis is a lost soul and a searcher on a constant journey. In chapter three, ironically titled, "[T]he Searcher", Patrick is searching for Ambrose Small but that is merely a me...

• Word Count: 3985
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

... times of recession and falling expectations, stress levels rise, alcoholism increases, and marriages falter. In Carver's stories, disaster always seems to be just outside the pages of the book. His characters generally have jobs, although they are jobs that do not contribute to their emotional or intellectual well-being. The characters seem to float in existential despair through ... ever-greater importance with academic scholars and critics and generated a variety of critical readings. Ewing Campbell, for example, agreed with earlier reviewers that "Cathedral" represented a "new" Carver...

• Word Count: 11148
• Approx Pages: 45
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School