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1、如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流Cathedral 文章分析 阅读4【精品文档】第 3 页CathedralRaymondCarver大教堂雷蒙德卡佛文章中英文分析大教堂是他最著名的短篇之一。主人公的妻子多年来与一位盲人朋友保持联系。一次，盲人朋友终于要来拜访这对夫妇，妻子兴致勃勃，主人公却非但不激动，反而竭力克制自己毫无理由的敌意和鄙夷。和其他一些故事一样，主人公对生活这种无所谓和厌弃相混合的态度，始终是个没有提示的谜题。除了从卡佛自己的生活经历入手，恐怕很难找到别的解释。大教堂结尾，主人公在闭着眼睛和盲人一起画画的过程中，绷紧的神经终于放松下来。不是四两拨千斤，而是花大量篇幅在天平
2、一端放了过多郁闷之后，在另一端放一茶匙淡淡的欢欣意思意思。然而，这便是雷蒙德卡佛。CathedralSummaryCathedralopenswiththenarratortellingthereaderinaconversationaltonethatablindfriendofhiswifesiscomingtovisitthem.Thenarratorisclearlyunhappyabouttheupcomingvisit.Hethenflashesbacktothestoryofhowhiswifemettheblindmanwhensheworkedforhimasareader.
3、Atthetime,shewasengagedtomarryanofficerintheAirForce.Whenshetellstheblindmangoodbye,heasksifhecantouchherface.Thetouchofhisfingersonherfaceisapivotalmomentinherlife,somethingthenarratordoesnotunderstand.Althoughhiswifehasmaintainedcontactwiththeblindmanfortenyears,thiswillbethefirsttimeshehasseenhim
4、sincehermarriage,subsequentdivorce,andremarriage.Robert,theblindman,hasjustlosthiswifeandwillbetravelingtoConnecticuttovisitwithherfamily.Alongthewayhewillspendthenightatthehomeofthenarratorandhiswife.HiswifetellsthenarratorthatRobertandhiswife,Beulah,wereinseparable.ThemesAlienationandLonelinessLik
5、ethecharactersinmanyofCarversworks,themaincharactersexperience,orhaveexperienced,alienationandloneliness.Thenarratorisunhappyinhiswork,jealousofhiswife,andunconnectedtootherhumanbeings.Inadditiontonotbeingconnectedtoothershimself,heseemstoresenthiswifesconnectionstootherpeopleaswell.Whenhespeaksofth
6、eimpendingvisitbytheblindmanhestates,Iwasntenthusiasticabouthisvisit.AblindmaninmyhousewasnotsomethingIlookedforwardto.Further,onceRobertarrives.Thenarratorisnotanarticulateman;consequently,thenarrationisfilledwithgapsthatthereadermustfillinCathedral”PlotSummaryThestorysnarratorinformsthereadersthat
7、afriendofhiswifes,amanwhohappenstobeblind,isonhiswaytovisit.Thenarratorisnotenthusiasticaboutthevisitbecauseblindpeoplemakethenarratoruncomfortable,mainlybecausethenarratorhasnorealexperiencewiththeblind.Inadditiontohisuneasinesswiththeblind,thenarratorisuncomfortablewithhiswifesrelationshipwiththeb
8、lindman.ThewifeandRobert,theblindman,havemaintainedacloserelationshipviataperecordingsmailedbackandforth,andthenarratorfindsthisunsettling.Despitethenarratorsfeelingsaboutthevisit,Robertshowsup,andthethreeofthemdinetogether,andRobertandthenarratorgettoknoweachotherCharactersRobert:Robert,theblindman
9、,isalong-timefriendofthenarratorswife.Roberthasmaintainedacloserelationshipwiththenarratorswifesincesheworkedforhimyearsago.Sincethen,theyhavestayedintouch.Robertworkshardtogettoknowthatnarrator,too,whileheisvisitingthem,pushingthenarratortotalkandinteractwithhim,bringingthenarratoroutofhisshellofcl
10、osed-offignorance.Thenarratorswifealsoseemstohavesomeinternalstruggle,mainlyduetowhatisdivulgedaboutherpast.Shewasmarriedbeforeandsufferedfromloneliness.Shehasattemptedsuicideinthepast,andnowsheisinadifficultmarriageonceagain.Surely,hadthestorybeentoldfromherperspective,thedepthsofherinternalstruggl
11、ewouldbebroughtfurthertolightAttheendof“Cathedral,”thenarratorhasalife-changingmoment,oranepiphany,whiletryingtotellRobertwhatacathedrallookslike.Thenarrator,whenfirsttryingtoexplainwhatthecathedrallookslike,strugglesforthewords.However,uponRobertsencouragement,loosensup,anddrawsthecathedralwithRobe
12、rt,guidinghishandwithapencilontopaper.Thisisaclosepersonalconnectionandintimatemomentofcommunicationforthenarrator,anditimpactshimgreatly.ThenarratorisabletoconnectwithRobert,andthisisthemomentwherethenarratorcanputasidehisinsecuritiesandactuallyinteractwithsomeoneelse.Itchangesthenarrator;hesays,“I
13、twaslikenothingelseinmylifeuptonow”(Carver108).ThroughoutCathedral,theboundariesthenarratorhasplacedonhisinteractionandcommunicationwithothersareerodedbyRobertspatientpersistenceingettingtoknowhim.Asaresult,thenarratorconfrontshisowninsecuritiesandmisconceptions,notjustaboutRobertandtheblind,butalsoabouthisownabilitytointeractwithothers.