Robert is a blind man visiting the couple
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Robert is a central character in Raymond Carver's short story "Cathedral," whose visit profoundly affects the narrator's understanding of perception and connection.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert (Cathedral) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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short story character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Cathedral ⓘ |
| backstoryElement |
Beulah died from cancer
NERFINISHED
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Beulah worked for him as a reader NERFINISHED ⓘ married to Beulah ⓘ |
| communicatesVia |
audiotapes
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poetry readings with the narrator's wife ⓘ |
| creator | Raymond Carver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationOfVisit | the narrator's home ⓘ |
| disability | blindness ⓘ |
| drinks | alcohol ⓘ |
| eats | dinner with the couple ⓘ |
| emotionalResponseToBeulah | grief ⓘ |
| encourages | the narrator to describe a cathedral ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | short story Cathedral (1981 in Atlantic Monthly; 1983 in collection Cathedral) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| guides | the narrator's hand while drawing a cathedral ⓘ |
| influences |
the narrator's sense of connection
ⓘ
the narrator's understanding of perception ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widower ⓘ |
| mediaTypeOfWork | short story ⓘ |
| metNarratorWifeAt | her previous job as a reader for the blind ⓘ |
| nationalityInferred | American ⓘ |
| originOfVisit | Connecticut GENERATED ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
curious
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kind ⓘ open-minded ⓘ patient ⓘ |
| relationshipToNarrator | wife's friend ⓘ |
| relationshipToNarratorWife | close friend GENERATED ⓘ |
| sceneLocation | the narrator's living room ⓘ |
| sensoryAbility |
acute hearing
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sensitive touch ⓘ |
| smokes | cigarettes ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
catalyst for the narrator's epiphany
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embodiment of alternative ways of seeing ⓘ |
| teaches | the narrator to draw by touch ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
isolation and connection
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limitations of sight ⓘ perception versus reality ⓘ |
| travelMethod | train ⓘ |
| visits | the narrator and his wife ⓘ |
| watches | television with the narrator ⓘ |
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