The Blind Man The narrator in Raymond Carver’s Cathedral is not a particularly sensitive man. I might describe him as self-centered, superficial and egotistical. And while his actions certainly speak to these points, it is his misunderstanding of the people and the relationships presented to him in this story which show most clearly his tragic flaw: while Robert is physically blind, it is the narrator that cannot clearly see the world around him. In the eyes of the narrator, Robert’s blindness is his defining characteristic. The opening line of Cathedral reads, "This blind man, an old friend of my wife’s, he was on his way to spend the night." (Carver 1052) Clearly, the narrator can not see past Robert’s disability; he dismisses him in the same way a racist might dismiss a black man. In reality, any prejudice – be it based on gender, race or disability – i....

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