Cathedral

Do you agree or disagree that the blind man can see, but the sighted man can't? Refer to the text, and use your own personal experience in defending your position.





In Raymond Carver's short story "Cathedral" the blind man can metaphorically  see and feel more about the world than his sighted companion.  Carver wrote in an essay for the New Yorker  that "The blind man  obviously had more in-sight than the hapless husband." (36). The blind man's enhanced senses helped him see the world more fully.  In one passage....


In my own life I have seen how blind and deaf people can have more of a sensitivity to the world around them. Like Carver's blind character I had a best friend who understood me even more than my sighted friends..



In conclusion....