The Narrator Is Not Too Fond Of Blind People In Raymond Carver's Cathedral

In the "Cathedral," The narrator is not too fond of blind people. The narrator made many negative remarks about Robert and his life making him seem like a judge, jealous, close-minded, and ignorant man. However, begins to take a liking to one blind person after his wife told him about his love life. Although the narrator's views about blind people do change, his reason for disliking blind people is somewhat understandable.

Firstly, at the beginning of the story, the narrator's wife invites Robert who happened to be a blind man. Before Robert was invited the wife told the narrator that she was bringing over a friend so they could hang out. He was not too fond that his wife was bringing over a blind man into their house. The narrator dislikes

The narrator believes that blind people are not capable of loving someone other than themselves. Shortly into the story The narrator “Bub '' then learned that blind people are capable of doing things just like any other human being can do. He learns this when his wife says “They’d married, lived and worked together, slept together—had sex, sure—and then the blind man had to bury her.” He is then dumbfounded by the fact that Robert was still able to fall in love despite never seeing his wife's face. This is when the narrator began to sympathize with

She told him about Robert's love life. As she was telling the story Bub made a negative remark saying who would want to attend their wedding anyways. This is when the narrator began to sympathize with Robert. Not too long after Robert and his wife walk in they begin to talk about her life. Robert was unable to fully engage in the conversation. As they were talking Bub is hoping that she mentions his name once. This then shows not only is Bub jealous but he is also self-centered. Although Bub began to show sympathy for Robert he still has his distasteful thoughts about blind