Blind Vision

It is easy to say that the story “Cathedral” is about a blind man that befriends someone that didn’t like him when they met. However, if you look closely it is about a blind man who teaches a visually unimpaired man how to see for the first time. Bub is a troubled man who is in the midst of a struggling marriage. He spends his nights getting high and drinking by himself. His relationship with his wife is almost inexistent. In fact, she has a better relationship with a blind man named Robert, who she used to work for. When Robert came to visit Bub and his wife it caused Bub to make some changes in his life. The major turning point for Bub was when he and Robert were talking about cathedrals and Bub was reminded that Robert had never actually seen a cathedral. Robert then asked Bub to draw one with him with his eyes closed. When Bub did this it helped him realize that there was more to be concerned with in life that fulfilling his own wants. This was the moment when a blind man taught someone how to see.