My argument is that with any critic, they will find something to write about and something to criticize. Michael J. Bugeja who did an analysis of Carver's Cathedral, is quick to point out that his impression from reading Raymond Carver's previous short stories is that he has a problem with finishing off an ending. He goes into detail by quickly referring to other short stories like The Bath, A Small, Good Thing and What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and illustrates how Carver leaves uneasy feelings in his endings and is opinionated about his development as a writer since he did some revisions or changed some of his versions to his stories. For instance, Bugeja writes, "The stories in his latest collection are longer and more traditionally developed than earlier works, but one wonders whether they simply reflect a development in Carver's talent rather than a conscious change in style." Coming from Bugeja, I could say that comment could be either a compliment or criticism concerning Carver's style. Then again, he could have torn Carver apart because of his improvements as a writer. Bugeja does compliment him early on when he writes, "Raymond Carver's third collection of short stories has been hailed as a breakthrough for the 47-year-old fiction writer." I agree with Bugeja, because as I was further reading his analysis, Carver does leave uneasy feelings at the ending of his short stories. You feel that there is more to the finish. But it seems though in time, his story his endings slightly improve. When we look back at the short story, Cathedral, there is one thing that does catch me. The narrator speaks of his situations with his wife and the mysterious blind man, Robert. Then the story draws Robert completely into the picture, when he is over the narrator's home. Not only do they discuss how the narrator sees things in his world, it also shows you how he feel
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