Raymond Carvers Cathedral

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of a closed-minded bigot,
and then eventually reaches humility through his awakening. The narrator
possesses several other prejudices that also hinder his humility. Later on, for
example, the narrator sees Robert for the first time and the man's appearance
startles him: "This blind man, feature this," he says, "he was wearing a full
beard! A beard on a blind man!" (183) Later still, the narrator reinforces his
portrayal of an ignorant, presumptuous man when he notices that Robert doesn't
"use a cane and he [doesn't] wear dark glasses, [having] always thought dark
glasses were a must for the blind." (183) However, the narrator sheds these
stereotypes once he engages in the 'cathedral' conversation with Robert; the two begin to compare how well each of them envisions a cathedral. For instance,
Robert gives facts that he has just heard off the television, demonstrating his
limited knowledge. The narrator then attempts a description of a Cathedral,
"they're ...

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