Raymond Carver’s "" is narrated from the point of view of a hostile and ignorant husband, whose wife has invited a blind friend to spend the night. The narrator is, through his forthcoming descriptions of his wife and the blind man, viewed as extremely bitter. However, as the story progresses, the narrator’s tone and demeanor change from caustic to warm and enlightened. The story opens as the narrator explains that "the blind man" is on his way from Connecticut, where "he was visiting the dead wife’s relatives, ....