Raymond Carver

Is the narrative perspective mainly first-person, third-person limited, third-person “objective,” or third-person omniscient (or some perspective in between or combination / alternation of perspectives)?

MICRO-THEME # 5: Elements of Narration Raymond Carver, “Cathedral” Choose one of the short stories from our readings for the past week – Raymond Carver, “Cathedral”. “Fiction Essentials Part 1,” briefly answer the following questions in three or four well-developed paragraphs. Where possible, give quotations and page references for passages that illustrate or support your […]

Discuss the many ways of “seeing” in “Cathedral”

Discuss the many ways of “seeing” in “Cathedral” Raymond Carver in his short story, “Cathedral” uses the theme of “seeing” to bring in a deeper sense of engagement. The ‘seeing’ in the story is differentiated from ‘looking’ which means a physical vision. The ‘seeing’ is deeper than the physical vision of the characters in the […]

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