Lessons Learned. Comparing Raymond Carver's "The Catherdal" and "The Lesson".

At first glance, "The Cathedral" and "The Lesson" seem to have nothing in common, but the characters in these stories are both finding their identity and discovering themselves for the first time. Both of these characters seem very stubborn and hardheaded, but somebody finally gets through to them and their lives are changed forever. The story by Raymond Carver, "The Cathedral" is about a man overcoming his prejudice and accepting a blind man as a …

…are, but the characters will not be very happy in their lives if they don't change their ways. They are both put into situations that show them that they need to open their minds to improve their lives. Works Cited Melville, Henry. "Bartleby, the Scrivener. A Story of Wall Street." Literature and Its Writers: A Compact Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. 3rd ed. Ed. Ann Charters and Samuel Charters. Boston : Bedfrord/St. Martin's, 2003. 352-378.