Cathedral (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Raymond Carver
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: About 1980
- Setting: New England
- Principal Characters: The narrator, , His wife, Robert
- Genres: Short fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Blindness or blind persons, Religion, Friendship, Manners or customs, Spiritual life or spirituality, Cathedrals, Drawing, Marijuana
- Locales: New England
The Story
A blind man named Robert is coming to have dinner and stay overnight. The narrator's wife worked for him for one summer about ten years earlier. The two became friends and have continued to correspond by using cassette tapes. The narrator, who lacks social graces, is apprehensive about having to entertain Robert. He does not know what he should do or say. Jealous of the former relationship between his wife and Robert, he is suspicious. He knows that his wife has told Robert about him and has probably complained about his faults. This makes him feel guilty, insecure,...
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