The following video summarizes and then analyzes Cathedral in terms of character, themes, and more.
This brief video discusses the importance and meaning of the drawing in Cathedral.
A general analysis of Carver’s themes, tone, etc. starts at approximately 1:20, and an analysis of Cathedral starts at approximately 3:19 in the video below.
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- Raymond Carver, Cathedral. Authored by: Susan Oaks. Project: American Literature 1865-Present Resources. License: CC BY: Attribution
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- video Cathedral by Raymond Carver - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review. Provided by: The CodeX Cantina. Located at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm_kaXHVNPU. License: Other. License Terms: YouTube video
- video Cathedral by Carver - What the drawing means. Authored by: Rebecca Balcarcel. Provided by: SixMinuteScholar. Located at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=347eD3o2fJ8. License: Other. License Terms: YouTube video
- video Cathedral by Raymond Carver. Authored by: DavidVHennessy. Located at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrAXxnpaqWg. License: Other. License Terms: YouTube video