Cathedral
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"Cathedral" is a celebrated short story by Raymond Carver that explores themes of communication, perception, and human connection through an encounter between a sighted man and a blind visitor.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cathedral canonical | 7 |
| "Cathedral" | 2 |
| Cathedral (short story collection) | 1 |
| Cathedral (short story) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2881339 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cathedral Context triple: [Raymond Carver, notableWork, Cathedral]
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A.
La Iglesia
La Iglesia is a smaller, intricately decorated Maya temple structure within the Chichén Itzá archaeological site on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
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B.
The Monastery
"The Monastery" is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set on the turbulent Scottish-English border during the Reformation, blending romance, politics, and the supernatural.
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C.
Red Cathedral
Red Cathedral is a striking red-hued rock formation in Death Valley National Park, known for its towering cliffs and colorful badlands scenery.
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D.
The Priest
The Priest is a supporting character in Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote," a friend of the protagonist who often represents conventional wisdom and attempts to bring Don Quixote back to reality.
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E.
The Priest
The Priest is the unnamed, charismatic and morally ambiguous Catholic clergyman from the television series "Fleabag," whose intense relationship with the protagonist became one of Andrew Scott’s most acclaimed roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cathedral Target entity description: "Cathedral" is a celebrated short story by Raymond Carver that explores themes of communication, perception, and human connection through an encounter between a sighted man and a blind visitor.
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A.
La Iglesia
La Iglesia is a smaller, intricately decorated Maya temple structure within the Chichén Itzá archaeological site on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
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B.
The Monastery
"The Monastery" is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set on the turbulent Scottish-English border during the Reformation, blending romance, politics, and the supernatural.
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C.
Red Cathedral
Red Cathedral is a striking red-hued rock formation in Death Valley National Park, known for its towering cliffs and colorful badlands scenery.
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D.
The Priest
The Priest is the unnamed, charismatic and morally ambiguous Catholic clergyman from the television series "Fleabag," whose intense relationship with the protagonist became one of Andrew Scott’s most acclaimed roles.
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E.
The Priest
"The Priest" is a reflective folk song by Joni Mitchell from her 1970 album "Ladies of the Canyon."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| adaptation | radio and audio readings ⓘ |
| author | Raymond Carver ⓘ |
| centralEvent | a blind man visits a married couple ⓘ |
| centralScene | the narrator and Robert draw a cathedral together ⓘ |
| characterRole | Robert is a blind man visiting the couple ⓘ |
| climax | the narrator experiences a transformative moment while drawing the cathedral with Robert ⓘ |
| collectionAuthor | Raymond Carver ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Atlantic Monthly
ⓘ
linked to:
The Atlantic Monthly
|
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
short fiction ⓘ |
| includedIn | many short story anthologies ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Cathedral ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | minimalism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Robert
ⓘ
the wife ⓘ unnamed husband ⓘ |
| motif |
drawing
ⓘ
smoking marijuana ⓘ television ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | unnamed husband ⓘ |
| openingSituation | the narrator is uneasy about the blind man visiting ⓘ |
| setting | the narrator's home ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| significance | one of Raymond Carver's most famous stories ⓘ |
| style |
plain language
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
disability
ⓘ
marriage ⓘ prejudice ⓘ spiritual experience ⓘ |
| symbol | cathedral ⓘ |
| symbolism | the cathedral symbolizes spiritual insight and connection ⓘ |
| taughtIn | university literature courses ⓘ |
| theme |
communication
ⓘ
empathy ⓘ human connection ⓘ isolation ⓘ marital tension ⓘ perception ⓘ |
| tone |
conversational
ⓘ
intimate ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cathedral Description of subject: "Cathedral" is a celebrated short story by Raymond Carver that explores themes of communication, perception, and human connection through an encounter between a sighted man and a blind visitor.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Carver
subject linked to:
“So Much Water So Close to Home” by Raymond Carver
subject linked to:
“A Small, Good Thing” by Raymond Carver
linked to: Cathedral
subject linked to:
“A Small, Good Thing” by Raymond Carver
linked to: Cathedral
linked to: Cathedral
linked to: Cathedral