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Cathedral Drugs and Alcohol Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Part.Paragraph)

Quote #4

Every night I smoked dope and stayed up as long as I could before I fell asleep. (2.29)

It's pretty clear from this line that the narrator is a habitual marijuana user. He doesn't seem too happy about this fact. Yet, he and Robert are probably high when they draw the cathedral, which is a positive experience by all accounts. Is the story making some point about drugs and alcohol? If so, what?

Quote #5

I reached for my glass, but it was empty. I tried to remember what I could remember. (3.7)

And that's the end of the drinking in "Cathedral." When the narrator begins trying to "remember" and describe the cathedral, he forgets all about drinking.