• "The Cathedral" by Raymond Carver is full of both imagery and symbolism.

     

    Essays2 Literature

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Published: 01.10.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays '"The Cathedral" by Raymond Carver is full of both imagery and symbolism.', 1.
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Contrasting Imagery with Symbolism
The story The Cathedral by Raymond Carver is a story of transformation of a human character's life from depression and carelessness to belief and diversity. A cathedral is a symbol of faith, conversion, creativity and strength and is therefore a substantial component of Carver's story. The process of drawing it becomes the climax of the story when the author uses intense imagery to describe the workings of the drawing that the husband is creating. Imagery and symbolism are greatly used in this story, but in very different ways to provide very different…

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