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Carver's Cathedral

Plato's "Myth of the Cave" and Carver's Cathedral provide insight into parallel words. The protagonists in each story are trapped in a world of ignorance because each is comfortable in the dark, and fearful of what knowledge a light might bring. They are reluctant to venture into unfamiliar territory. Fortunately the narrator in the Cathedral is forced by circumstances to take a risk. This risk leads him into new world of insight and understanding. The narrator in "The Cathedral" begins the story with the issue of hesitation in seeing the light. The light in this story just like the light in Plato's "Myth of the Cave" represents reality. The narrator expresses the fear of expressing reality when he said " I wasn't enthusiastic about his visit. He was no one I knew. And his being blind bothered me. My idea of blindness came from the movies. In the movies, the blind moved slowly and never laughed. Sometimes they were led by seeing eye-dogs. A blind man in my......

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