The Change Of The Narrator In Raymond Carver's Cathedral

In “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver, the narrator’s thoughts and opinions change throughout the story. The narrator in the story is the husband of the woman who is friends with the blind person, Robert. In the beginning, the narrator appears to be jealous of Robert, and he does not understand the troubles that a blind person runs into throughout their lifetime. Although the narrator appears to hold back from talking to Robert, he eventually begins to talk more and begins to understand the troubles that Robert faces. To the placate pleasure of the narrator's wife, Robert and the narrator develop a relationship, and they begin to understand each other. Despite the fact that the narrator is not friendly in the beginning, he eventually understands what Robert was going through and tries to help him.
From the beginning of the story, the narrator does not appear to be happy with the situation that his wife has put him in. The narrator states in the first paragraph, “I wasn’t enthusiastic about his visit. He was no one I

Carver was able to manipulate the narrator’s thoughts of Robert and allowed them to eventually begin to understand each other. It is stated in paragraph 61, “Then I asked if he wanted to smoke some dope with me” which provides the beginnings of the change in how the narrator looks at Robert. This statement allows the story to develop and change to allow the narrator to understand Robert.
As the narrator and Robert begin to develop their relationship, they begin to watch images of cathedrals from all over the world on the TV. Robert asked, “[b]ut maybe you could describe one to me?” which shows how the narrator is beginning to understand what it is like to be blind. This line proves that the narrator was able to change and adapt to the conditions that faced him, and he was able to develop the feeling of how the blind man understood