Is intimacy with one person enough? The answer is no. In life we ​​have to have different relationships at all levels. It's not to say that we should go out and have affairs behind our loved ones, but we should make personal connections with others to help us grow intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally. Otherwise we remain static showing little development in ourselves. In Raymond Carver's “Cathedral,” the narrator fails to grasp this point and thus becomes jealous of his wife who has a strong emotional connection with a blind man. “Cathedral” presents life in a subtle but harsh way and teaches us to open our eyes to improve ourselves; consequently, the reflection of reality gives literary strength to the story. Carver demonstrates the inevitable controversy when society is confronted with abnormality, but also what happens if we learn to reject our prejudices through the use of conflict, irony, and symbolism. Carver sets “Cathedral” in an early 1980s middle-class suburban home. In this time period, authors including Carver wrote about the heartbreaks, frustrations, and harsh realities of middle-class life. This type of writing was known as “dirty realism”. Carver's minimalist writing style is very similar to that of Ernest Hemmingway in that it contains mostly action and sometimes comedic dialogue. The reader is left with the task of analyzing and deducing what the characters' emotions and thoughts are. The couple speaks in everyday language, making it easy for the reader to follow along. Just as in Hemmingway's “Hills Like White Elephants,” readers are able to discern that there are problems beneath the surface of their relationship. Both couples in these stories have difficulty communicating and solving their core problems... in the middle of paper... through certain types of art" ("Cathrsis"), which perfectly describes what happened to the narrator. .The growth and change of the narrator is a testimony to the literary strength of Carver's “Cathedral”. It truly demonstrates what Carver wanted by “believing in miracles and the possibility of resurrection” (Messer 58). of sight. The narrator can distinguish between looking and seeing and hearing and listening. “Cathedral” is not just a narrative but rather something that inspires us to improve ourselves. There remains a certain measure of beauty and truth biases within the narrator have been resolved. He suggests readers hold onto our biases and seek to connect with others on various levels to enrich and develop ourselves..