I know we will be discussing this in class today, but I would like to say something about "Cathedral." So what I can gather from it is that the narrator is actually the blind one...he is blind to his sexual orientation. When he talks about how Robert's visit is not something he looks forward to, as "his being blind bothered [him]," I think Carver is emphasizing the narrator's own blindness toward reality. When Robert tells the narrator to draw a cathedral with him, Carver creates a very sensual mood. I think he then demonstrates the narrator's realization that he feels free when he experiences this form of lust, as he "didn't feel like [he] was inside anything," and he is no longer blind to what he truly desires.
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