Raymond Carvers “Cathedral” describes a scenario in which the narrator experiences an internal transformation. This transformation occurs when the narrator draws a cathedral with his eyes closed. By drawing the cathedral, he opened his inner eyes to greater things that lie beyond the physical surroundings of his world. The epiphany occurs when the narrator shuts out the physical environment and focuses solely on drawing the cathedral with his heart. The narrator who once lived by appreciating the physical elements of life, has changed his way of thinking by connecting with his inner self. Although Cathedral tells the story of an individual reaching epiphany, ultimately, it is a story that describes how internal blindness distorts reality from being physically seen. In the story, the narrator exemplifies ignorance when introduced to the realities of life. Likewise, his ignorance prevents him from seeing life beyond the reach of the physical element. The narrator is consumed by the influence of media and society in seeing the realities of life. “And his being blind bothered me. My idea of ​​blindness came from movies. “(78) The narrator's ideology of reality was formed by the media and society. In the context of the “Cathedral” the media and society portrayed successful individuals as individuals with various materialistic and physical attributes. Likewise, throughout his narrative, his focus is on the physical and materialistic aspects of life. «The man she would marry at the end of the summer was attending officers' school. He didn't have any money either." The narrator is unable to recognize that relationships are based on deep emotional attachment, so he has difficulty understanding the relationship between his wife and the old... middle of paper... and more in the my life so far." (89) During his experience, the narrator was unaware of his surroundings. He enjoyed his personal experience designing the cathedral. The narrator's eyes opened internally, ignorance had abandoned him and he was aware of the reality that surrounded him. Carver's “Cathedral” begins by describing an easy-to-understand event. The story, however, develops into much deeper writing once the symbolism and conflict are analyzed. The story is not simply about a man learning to draw a cathedral with his eyes closed, but about a gradual process that leads to the realization that the narrator was blind to reality. This in turn sees the narrator and the old man in a new light. The intensity of this encounter between the narrator and his epiphany demonstrates that blindness occurs internally rather than physically.