Flannery O'Connor and Raymond Carver wrote the stories "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "The Cathedral," which both highlighting conflicting characters in two different time periods. Although many interpretations could be drawn from these two stories, written in 1953 and 1983 respectively, many impracticalities related to the nostalgic state of many of these characters, who possess characteristics that could be considered archaic and imbecilic, could be refuted. Racist and discriminatory viewpoints circumnavigate the minds of several characters, who fail to come to terms with modern ideologues. The prevailing tendencies of these characters would most likely cause some distress to readers, who would struggle to make sense of the ignorance displayed in these two stories. Many critics have suggested their own interpretations of the stories and what they reveal to us about human nature. In 1953, Flannery O'Connor wrote "A Good Man is Hard to Find", which went viral and preventative, due to a very controversial topic. end. Although Flannery lived only 39 years, she successfully made a name for herself as an American writer, publishing two novels and 32 short stories. His Southern Gothic stories examined questions regarding morality and ethics and featured flawed characters. Raised in Georgia, she set out to highlight the sentimental nature of Christian realism, and although her stories were disturbing, she refuted the views of those who called her cynical. In the last decade of his life, he wrote over a hundred book reviews, inspired by his Roman Catholic religious faith. He subsequently demonstrated his intellect, often tackling ethical issues drawn from some of the most challenging theological topics… from the middle of the paper…, leaving the narrator and Rob to smoke a joint and watch television. The narrator tells Robert what is happening in the show and asks him if he knows what a cathedral is, since the show is all about cathedrals. Although the narrator is not religious, he draws a cathedral for Robert, allowing his hand to be on top of his. This would allow him to understand what a cathedral looks like. However, when the wife wakes up and asks what they are doing, she is confused when the narrator says that they are drawing a cathedral. Robert asks the narrator to open his eyes, and he never does, claiming to feel weightless, suggesting to himself that he has reached an epiphany. The narrator's drawing allows him to see beyond "visibility." He doesn't understand exactly what he felt, but he knows it was a meaningful experience. Robert demonstrated that seeing involves much more than simply looking.