The, Where Am Calling From `` And What We Talk About Love

Raymond Carver was one of the most dominant American authors of short stories. Carver was born in the state of Oregon on May 25, 1938. In an interview Carver recalled himself as a boy telling stories. At a time in Carver’s life he suffered from alcoholism and tried very hard to let go of his addiction. However, alcohol plays a contradictory role in Raymond Carver’s short stories. The characters use alcohol to form social bonds, as a social lubricant which allows them to interact with other characters and also the apprehension of death experienced by some characters. In the following stories which will be discussed are as follow: â€Å"Cathedral†, â€Å"Where Am Calling From† And â€Å"What We Talk about When We Talk about Love†. The concept of impermanence of life and love are discussed in these stories. However, in some of the stories alcohol allows these characters to truly express themselves and to speak and perform activities they would have never been able to do. 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