Cathedral by Raymond Carver

How do the characters relate and interact in Carver's "Cathedral"? Do any of them change or grow?

In the story "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver, all the character's including the narrator himself relate to each other in some way. We're first introduced to the narrator himself and in some points we can see his views on others that surround him. He mentions his wife and her friend Robert. The narrator in the beginning gives us some history on how his wife and Robert had met. As he speaks about them he gives us the impression of feeling some jealousy towards their long lasting friendship. Even though Robert is a blind man. Robert and the narrator's wife had met through job relations. She worked for him during one summer to try and save up money. And after the summer ended Robert and the narrator's wife got close and decided to stay in touch.

Halfway through the story we start to notice a major change in the narrator himself. During the beginning of the story we can observe on how the narrator has mixed feeling towards their friendship. When his wife told him that Robert would be staying over for a while, he got very upset and didn't know what to do. When Robert got to the house they were introduced and not much was said. Towards the end, the narrator starts to make small conversations and they enjoy each other's company. They interact in many ways and the narrator starts to realize how Robert feels and tries to understand his view towards the world.