Cathedral Raymond Carver

Also, read "The Blind Man" http://www.online-literature.com/dh_lawrence/england-my-england/3/
Is the narrator a sympathetic protagonist? Does our opinion of him change as the story progresses? Does the narrator develop or change or “grow” over the course of the evening? If so, how?
How does Robert shatter the narrator’s preconceived notions of blind people?
What is important about the references to the narrator’s wife’s poems and tapes?
What (if anything) did you find funny in this story?
Contrast the narrator’s mood at the opening of the story with his mood at the end. How does the change in style reflect the change that has occurred in the narrator?
In what ways is this story about “seeing”?
What is the significance of Robert telling the husband to close his eyes as he continues to draw the cathedral?
How or why is the cathedral an important image or symbol in the story? What is the significance of Carver’s choice of a cathedral as catalyst for the narrator’s experience? What added dimension does this symbol bring to our understanding of the story? Can you tie it to any previous detail?