"Cathedral" by Raymond Carver

Sight, and the distinction between 'seeing' and 'looking,' were of major importance in this short story.  The narrator initially feels superior to Robert because of his blindness, reasoning that because he cannot see, he therefore cannot live a normal life (i.e. a satisfactory marriage.)  As the text goes on, however, we begin to understand that Robert actually 'sees' on an far deeper level because, having no sight, he truly listens.  The interactions between Robert and his wife are far more meaningful than the narrator and his wife, whose interactions are short and irritable.  I thought it was a more interesting way of communicating the message, which I think can often be a bit cheesy.