Iroy of life assignment

I think that the ending is perfect for this short story because the narrator is finally accepting Robert the way he is. when they are both sitting on the floor, drawing the cathedral, the narrator learns how to see with his eyes closed. Before, the narrator thought of Robert as a helpless, unhappy cripple: " I'd always thought dark glasses were a must for the blind. Fact was, I wished he had a pair." But when Robert guides his hand over the paper, and the narrator closes his eyes, he sees the cathedral the way the blind man does. " Then he said: I think that's it. I think you got it, he said. Take a look. What do you think? But I still had my eyes closed. I thought I'd keep them that way for a little longer. I thought it was something I ought to do. Well? he said. Are you looking? My eyes were still closed. I was in my house. I knew that. But I didn't feel like I was inside anything. It's really something, I said."