Before his experience with Robert, Bub was depressed and unsocial. Bub spent most nights smoking his life away with no intentions of opening up to anyone. Friendship and true love seemed “pathetic” to Bub, who avoided emotional connections with everyone in his life, including his unhappy wife. Bub was prejudiced against the blind and opposed Robert’s stay; however, as Bub searched for reasoning behind his opposition towards Robert, Bub began to find that Robert was an honorable, loving man. Despite Robert’s disability, Bub found that he took similar interests and began to open up to him. Robert’s open personality towards people, love and friendship encouraged Bub to begin trusting and connecting with other people. Bub’s change in heart progressed as his connection with Robert strengthened. Robert gave Bub perspective by having him close his eyes and draw with his hands what he thought a cathedral looked like. This connection brought Bub to realize that his detachment from others was not the way he wished to live his life.
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