"Cathedral" By: Raymond Carver

At the beginning of "Cathedral" the womans husband is not enthusiastic or inviting to the blind man, Robert, that is coming to stay with them. He is uncomfortable with the fact that this blind stranger that his wife used to work for will be in his house. However, at the end, when he is drawing the cathedral for Robert he becomes sympathetic for him and he all of a sudden wants to connect with him. While he was drawing Robert told him to close his eyes, then when he is done Robert tells him to open them but he hesistates and they remain shut because the man doesn't want to open his eyes, knowing that the blind man cannot and he wants to be relate with Robert. This shows how at first we might not accept others but if we are willing to put ourselves in thier shoes and look at things through their perspective we can relate to them and form that bond. We must be open to others, no matter how different or unfamiliar it is to us.