ENGL 2 Lecture 6: ENG 2 - Cathedral (Notes)

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Not enthusiastic to meet robert since he is from his wife"s past. She was dissatisfied with her first marriage; narrator = 2nd husband. Makes friends easily, but loses them due to moving (1st marriage) Relationship with robert = important because she can"t lose him. They"ve kept in touch through tapes (for 10 years) She likes stability; her husband gives her that (he"s been working the same job for 3 years, etc. ) She and her husband have trouble connecting. Is worried that her husband will drive robert away. The narrator sees him as enigmatic; a shadow from his wife"s past. (ex) drawing the cathedral with the narrator. She and robert met the summer after robert met the narrator"s wife. She read stories to him and they married soon after. Serves as a foil to the narrator. The narrator is jealous of the officer and there is a sense of hostility. Narrator is interested in his wife"s past life.

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