I also think that feeling sorry for people with handicaps is an important theme in this short story. When you see a person in a wheelchair many people automatically step to the side to let the person pass, open doors for him/her etc.. I think there is no reason to do this. I know that people do it to be friendly towards the person, they think his helpless, but the fact is that they can do much more than people think they can. It is very difficult for a disabled person to face the fact that they do not have the same possibilities as "normal" people to do what they want, and when they time after time are told (indirectly) that they are different it is difficult not to lose their courage.

Considering my statements above, I think that the writer, Raymond Carver wants to tell that even though some people are blind or handicapped, you have to accept them and treat them the same way as all other people you know. Compassion will rarely give any good results.

Compared to the story, I think the husband fears that he will lose all the a

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