"Cathedral" is a short story about enlightenment, about finding something more meaningful and profound in oneself. Although from an observational point of view nothing else happens in the story other than a blind man helping the narrator draw a cathedral. Even if, as is known, the narrator's experience differs radically from what was actually "observed". He is enlightened and open to a new world of vision and imagination. This brief experience will have a lifelong effect on him. The reason for this strong and positive effect is not so much the relationship that was created between the blind man and the narrator nor the real events that led to this experience, but it is mainly due to what was drawn by the narrator. in addition to being a grandiose and aesthetically pleasing architectural work, it carries with it a very significant and symbolic connotation that has been accumulating for thousands of years. It is a place where one can find the truth and strive for eternal happiness. The cathedral symbolizes equality and the answers to everything that humans seek to find in the immaterial world. Because of this benevolent and mystical connotation, drawing a cathedral had a profound effect on the narrator in terms of wisdom and spirituality. One of the most important elements of Christianity is equality; everyone should be treated equally, regardless of who they are. A cathedral, being a place made for Christian prayer, is a direct likeness of this value and contributes to the effect it has on the narrator when he draws it. At the beginning of "Cathedral" the narrator is seen as a prejudiced man who judges based on stereotype. This is seen in the first paragraph when the narrator stereotypes the blind man by saying that his "... middle of paper ... from his comment about cathedrals. In a sense, Robert justifies his understanding of the narrator's situation by asking him to draw for him a cathedral that ultimately has this profound experience and revelation about the narrator. Thousands of years ago a famous Greek philosopher named Plato described God this way: "We mean that he [God] is justice, that he is truth, that he is love. , which is order, which is the same progress we were talking about." Although this occurred before the Christian era, this universal image of God is visible today through the teachings of Christianity. A cathedral is a direct projection of these teachings, it is a projection of virtues such as justice, truth, love, the order. In his enlightenment, the narrator addresses all these virtues when he draws a cathedral, whose wisdom and love are infinite.