Officials at the University of Iowa reported that up to 19 buildings were affected by rising waters. Much of the city’s 500-year floodplain saw mild to catastrophic effects of the rapidly flowing, polluted water. By Friday June 13, 2008, the Iowa River had risen to a record level of 30.46 feet (9.28 m) (5:00 PM CST) with a crest of approximately 33 feet (10 m) predicted for Wednesday June 18, 2008. However, after drawing a grand European cathedral for Robert, the narrator undergoes a spiritual reawakening, becoming able to find beauty and meaning in the world by seeing things through Robert’s perspective.As a result, the City of Iowa City and the University of Iowa were seriously affected by unprecedented flooding of the Iowa River, which caused widespread property damage and forced in large sections of the city. His strained relationship with his wife, his meaningless job, and his substance abuse seem related to his inability to find joy or meaning in the world, which becomes clearest when he admits to Robert that he isn’t religious (although it seems like he was raised religious) and notes that he has a hard time in believing in anything. He seems to be fairly dependent on substances like alcohol and marijuana, which he smokes most nights before going to sleep. He admits to Robert that he takes no pleasure in his work, saying that he has been at his job for three years, does not like it, but does not see any other opportunities to earn income. At the beginning of the story, the narrator finds his life banal and somewhat meaningless. He is jealous of her ex-husband from her previous marriage, though that marriage was a miserable experience for her, and he is especially envious of her friendship with a blind man named Robert. Through interior monologue, the narrator shows himself to be cynical and insensitive, especially to the poetry written by his wife. The protagonist and narrator of Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral” is a middle-aged unnamed man.
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