The Cathedral, By Raymond Carver

 The Cathedral, By Raymond Carver

9/10

Friends are tend to be made in the strangest way, over the strangest incidents.

I think the earlier parts where the husband considered the blind man as a sort of enemy and was on his guard, greatly contrasted with the later parts where he bonded with the blind man.

Imagine how depressing to have a sense stripped from yourself, or be born without a sense owned by most others. It would be impossible to live like others, and moreover, it would be very hard to fully enjoy one’s life. Also, accidents and tragedies would be more tragic and hard to deal with. Yet the blind man in this story, despite the fact he is blind and has just lost his life, seems to be a much stronger and dedicated person than most of us. He communicates with others as recorded tapes, feasts upon provided meals, smokes, and wishes to know about things his lack of sight would not allow him to enjoy. He kind of reminds me of steven Hawking. I was amazed that someone with such hardship was still so going strong.

I rated it nine out of ten. (190 words)