Assignment Please write a one to two page essay response for each of the following prompts. Be sure to cite any references used (you may utilize LIRN to search for literary analysis articles, such as the ones that were provided to you in the lecture notes). Please use proper APA citation when using any source including the textbook. Please visit the Academic Resource Center (ARC) for concise APA guidelines. Raymond Carver's, "Cathedral"  Prompt #1: What does "blindness" symbolize in our culture? How does Carver's story reinforce or undermine that symbolism? Response From my perspective blindness in our culture is usually misunderstood. This misunderstanding is a very easy one to make since there are such a small percentage of blind people in the world. So most people will get there information on what how a blind person will act and be from what they read in book, see on TV, or hear on the radio. As you know this is not usually a very good source of information on any topic much less how a hole group of people will act. Now as the story Raymond Carver's "Cathedral," show us a person usually acts very differently than the way you would stereotype the group they come from. What I see from the forms of entertainment that I have picked up my information from. Blind people should not be able to get around on their own, they will need a great deal of help, they are generally crabby, they walk with a walking stick, and they wear mismatched clothes because they don't know any better. Now off the top of my head I can obviously count out some of those stereotypes. For instance I know that some blind people will use service dogs to help them get around instead of a walking stick. I would imagine for the most part that blind people can get around on their own with minimal assistance. Now for them being crabby I am sure some blind people are but that is a state of mind and we can't say that all blind people have that attitude. As far a wea