Perspectives

The literary period a work belongs to, other works by the same author or works which share the same themes as a given literary text, are important aspects of literary analysis. They can help understand the author’s style and gain a broader perspective on the text. Here, we will discuss all these aspects in connection to “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver. 

Literary period

Raymond Carver is today associated with Dirty Realism, a literary movement in which authors choose to focus on more mundane, often petty aspect of life. In the case of “Cathedral”, the story is focused on a man’s frustrations...

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Works with the same theme

Short stories which you might find interesting for the themes of relationships and perception are: “The End of Something” and “The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife” by Ernest Hemingway.

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Work by the same author

Raymond Carver’s style of writing will be easier for you to understand and recognize if you read some of his other short stories.

For instance, the short story “What We Talk about When We Talk about Love” (Wider Contexts, p. 111)...

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Moreover, here we talk about the screen adaptations of “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver.