Raymond Carver

Most of Carver's short stories feature themes about loss and disappointment caused by alcoholism. His choice of themes is not surprising, since his own life is greatly reflected in his fiction

Carver consciously and unconsciously reveals a great deal of his real-life needs and experiences with his marriage, career, and history of alcoholism, through the narrator of this story.

A look at how Liliana Heker and Raymond Carver take their characters through a journey of learning life's lessons.

Raymond Carver is one of the all-time greatest postmodernist short story writers in America. In "Cathedral," Carver skillfully utilizes the postmodern elements of fractured narrative, nihilism, and the anti hero.

This piece is done to explain the power of revision in all types of writing. It compares to short stories written by the same author. The only difference in the stories are a few revisions including the addition of more details and of course the different titles.

A writer's personal, emotional state is often reflected in his or her writing, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the case of Raymond Carver

Raymond Carver's works examined through a postmodernist perspective.

In Raymond Carver's "Cathedral," the narrator appears to have it all. On the other hand, the pitied blind man is really the one who should be envied.

Leo met Toni when she used to sell children's encyclopedias. He bought a set even though he didn't have any children. They went on a date and later married.

a book review

With Carver I know exactly what is going on at all times and do not feel dragged down by the description. I still do not like Cathedral for this reason, but I feel his other stories are awesome.

An essay on Raymond Carver's short story "Cathedral" defining each part of the dramatic structure with a focus on the character of the husband.

In "Cathedral", Raymond Carver, the author, illustrates that salvation lies in human contact and connection. In "Good Country People", the author, Flannery O'Connor chose the names of the characters and these names were incorporated in the theme.