42) The mental image of the wife could express how she feels around Robert. However, it could mean that the wife is doing this purposefully due to Robert being blind or that she is expressing a more vulgar side of herself. Later on, Robert asks the narrator to detail the cathedral that was shown on a documentary. And although the narrator can’t detail the entire scene, Robert offers an idea to help. “With Robert’s encouragement, the narrator is able to let go of his inhibitions and collaborate in an expressive vision.” (Saltzman) Which in turn, help the narrator see what has himself has become. The narrator had seen with his closed eyes a portion of what Robert has experienced his whole life. A vision of reality to what the narrator was blind to or rather yet, what he can’t see. Towards the end of the story, the narrator kept his eyes closed. Even though Robert instructed for him to open and see what both of them drew. The narrator in this situation could be imagining himself inside a cathedral and recollecting what his life meant. He sees himself insignificant while encapsulated by a massive cathedral towering over
42) The mental image of the wife could express how she feels around Robert. However, it could mean that the wife is doing this purposefully due to Robert being blind or that she is expressing a more vulgar side of herself. Later on, Robert asks the narrator to detail the cathedral that was shown on a documentary. And although the narrator can’t detail the entire scene, Robert offers an idea to help. “With Robert’s encouragement, the narrator is able to let go of his inhibitions and collaborate in an expressive vision.” (Saltzman) Which in turn, help the narrator see what has himself has become. The narrator had seen with his closed eyes a portion of what Robert has experienced his whole life. A vision of reality to what the narrator was blind to or rather yet, what he can’t see. Towards the end of the story, the narrator kept his eyes closed. Even though Robert instructed for him to open and see what both of them drew. The narrator in this situation could be imagining himself inside a cathedral and recollecting what his life meant. He sees himself insignificant while encapsulated by a massive cathedral towering over