Choose from any of the four short stories excerpted, and discuss why and how its themes should be considered relevant today. The most recent of these selections ("Cathedral") was published in 1981. What does (whichever story you choose) have to offer to the contemporary reader, if anything? What universal human questions does it continue to pose, which continue to resonate with readers decades later?

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I will discuss the short story Cathedral by Raymond Carver and how its themes remain relevant today even though it was published in 1981 Cathedral del... View the full answer