Disjunction Vs. Communion In Raymond Carver's Short Stories
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Raymond Carver, poet, essayist, and short story writer, was very
different from some other writers in that he clipped his writing until only
the essential remained. " Carver not only acknowledged the effect that
fiction could have on readers, he proclaimed that it should affect
readers."( Bonett ....
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.... the communion in his later writings, and the
disjunction in his earlier writings, that distinguish the two types of
styles. Communion within the characters of Carver's later writings, as in
his collections in Cathedral, create much more depth and interest in his
stories. It is within this scope of communion that Carver's stories seem
to become more fulfilling with character affirmation.
Communion occurs in Carver's stories when several conditions are
satisfied. The difference in th ....
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