... hailed the book as a transition in Carver's work, singling out several stories, including the title story, "Cathedral," for praise. Carver began battling cancer in 1987. Nevertheless, he continued to write, publishing his last major collection, Where I'm Calling From, in 1988. He married Gallagher in June, 1988, and died at their home in Port Angeles, Washington, on August 2,1988. Plot Summary "Cathedral" opens with the narrator telling the ... extensive rumination on the page." However, when we shift the focus from Carver's style to his characterization, we notice, I would argue, that ...

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... in 1952, he grew up in Bombay and received a degree from the University of Bombay in mathematics and economics. In 1975 he immigrated to Canada, working in a bank to support himself while studying English and philosophy at the University of Toronto, where he received a second bachelor's degree in 1984. Although an immigrant, an outsider in Canadian society, Mistry already understood ... this condition, for in India he belonged to the Parsi community, whose Zoroastrian religious beliefs set its members on the edge of Hindu society. After a few years in Canada, ... in 1995. It again reach...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... in 1952, he grew up in Bombay and received a degree from the University of Bombay in mathematics and economics. In 1975 he immigrated to Canada, working in a bank to support himself while studying English and philosophy at the University of Toronto, where he received a second bachelor's degree in 1984. Although an immigrant, an outsider in Canadian society, Mistry already understood ... this condition, for in India he belonged to the Parsi community, whose Zoroastrian religious beliefs set its members on the edge of Hindu society. After a few years in Canada, ... in 1995. It again reach...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate