Carver Cathedral

I enjoyed reading about the blind man in Carver's article Cathedral. I think he has a lot of important things to teach us. Even with his disability he does not give up hope and lives every day to the fullest. It is impressive the things he is able to do and how much he knows. Having no eyesight, he makes up for it with his other senses and intellect. I think there is a sharp contrast between the husband and the blind man. The blind man is caring and motivated while the husband is rude and could care less about being productive.

The husband bothered me a lot in this article. From the way he talked and acted it seemed as if he did nothing with his life besides drink, smoke and sit on the couch all day. He came off to me as annoying, insensitive and was very negative about everything.  I feel bad for his wife and do not understand why she would stay with him. I guess love overpowers in this case. The sad part is that people like this do exist in our society. I hope one day these people will come to see that they can make an impact on the world if they try harder. Maybe this article and others like it will help them to mature into better people.