Lack Of Communication In 'The Bath' By Raymond Carver

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1. What is the title of the text and what is the text about?

I read “The Bath” by Raymond Carver. Raymond Carver wrote about a car hitting a boy on his birthday. As the story unfolds, the characters go through the actions briefly described. Some of the events make no sense and leave the reader room to guess the meanings.

2. What is the author’s view? How do I know?

Raymond Carver, among other themes, seemed to be exploring the lack of communication due to preoccupation. This theme begins when a conversation after the accident with the mother and son which couldn’t have taken place happens in a dreamlike fashion. Afterwards, a scene follows with the absent-minded father not recognizing a call from the bakery about
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In the end, the lack of communication between the father and bakery failed because the baker wanted the money, and the father just wanted a bath. Again, the communication between the mother and son could not happen because of the car accident. Finally, the communication between the caller and her failed because of her worry about her son, and the disturbance in the caller causing them
To repeat themselves.

4. Is the evidence valid? How do I know?

The evidence is all from the story, so the evidence is not strong enough on its own for a main cause of lack of communication to be preoccupation. While fiction novels can persuade, they cannot prove facts. To prove anything, a person must conduct an objective test. However, as novels come directly from the author whether they are based from experiences or not, the author may incorrectly remember something based on their own emotion or inefficient scenes.

5. Is the evidence relevant? How do I know?

The evidence of the theme is relevant because it came from the author himself. I may question the validity of his opinion, but the proofs for the theme are all in the story. As in a basic rule to prove facts, three premises or more in a writing demonstrate intent on the author’s part. Indeed, people rarely make three mistakes on