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Short Story Analysis Paper Being able to relate to people can often times be a huge problem. In both Raymond Carver’s short story “Cathedral”, and James Baldwin’s’ short story “Sonny’s Blues” the main focus of the stories is realization. In both stories the main characters are challenged with situations in which the must break free of their judgments. In both stories it takes the assistance persons that the main characters do not understand to change their views. The main character in cathedral Bub, believes himself to be blessed with two functioning eyes without ever realizing his lack of vision. The narrator’s eyes are extremely biased and insecure. The narrator seems to have an unhappy and insecure approach to everyday life. By treating everyone generically and denying their importance, the narrator is trying to make himself seem more important in the lives of others. His constant referral to Robert as the blind man shows that he views Robert as unequal. By doing these things Bub has alie