Cathedral is a collection of short stories. In the title story, a blind man, Robert, comes to visit the narrator and his wife. The narrator is unsure about Robert and a bit jealous of the man's relationship with his wife, who worked with Robert as a reader years ago. Loneliness is a prevailing theme in the title story and in others in the collection, as is the impact of drinking alcohol. Another story, "Where I'm Calling From," examines alcoholism and the impact of storytelling on people's lives.
Murder in the Cathedral is a play by T.S. Eliot about the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170 AD. The play takes place in Canterbury Cathedral, where, like the chorus in a Greek tragedy, a chorus provides commentary about the action in the play. Becket learns of his imminent martyrdom and is tempted by various rewards as well as the glory of martyrdom itself. In the end, Becket is killed by knights sent by the king, who believes that he has been disloyal.
Until someone has to make a difficult decision he cannot understand the feeling of being torn asunder by two different options In T S Elliots Murder in the Cathedral Thomas Becket is being pulled by two compelling choices either reconciling with King Henry or dying a martyr both of which mask his larger concern about having the right motives when he makes a decision Thomass first temptation is to mend his friendship with Henry If he does this Thomas will regain the Chancellorship that he resign
Analysis the Revelation The Lottery Harrison Bergeron and Cathedral Harrison Bergeron Revelation The Lottery and Cathedral all are allegories They all use the literary elements of theme irony humor and satire to show the reader the allegory All these stories have similarities and differences Harrison Bergeron and Revelation share similar themes because they both deal with equality The difference between equality of opportunity and equality of outcome is the theme in Harrison Bergeron In the sto
A persons ability to see is often taken for granted as it is in Cathedral by Raymond Carver Although the title suggests that the story is about a cathedral it is really about two men who are blind one physically the other psychologically One of the two men is Robert the blind friend of the narrators wife the other is the narrator husband himself Bub The husband is the man who is psychologically blind and goes through a major personal transformation At the beginning of the story his opinions of