"Cathedral" is a short story about enlightenment, the discovery of something more meaningful and deeper within oneself. Although from the observer's point of view, nothing happens in the story other than a blind man helping the narrator draw a cathedral. Although, as we know, the narrator's experience differs radically from what is actually "observed". It is enlightened and open to a new world of vision and imagination. This brief experience will mark him throughout his life. The reason for this strong and positive effect lies not so much in the relationship established between the blind man and the narrator or even in the real events that led to this experience, but rather in what was drawn by the narrator.A cathedral , in addition to being a grandiose and aesthetic architectural work, it carries a very meaningful and symbolic connotation that has been built over thousands of years. It is a place where one can find the truth and strive for eternal happiness. The cathedral symbolizes equality and fulfills everything humans seek in the intangible 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 the same, no matter who they are. A cathedral, being a place made for Christian prayer, is a direct resemblance to this value and contributes to the effect it produces on the narrator when he draws it. At the beginning of “Cathedral,” the narrator is seen as a prejudiced man who judges based on stereotypes. This is seen in the first paragraph when the narrator stereotypes him by saying that his "...... middle of paper ...... om his comment about cathedrals. In a sense, Robert justifies his understanding of the narrator's situation by asking him to draw him a cathedral which 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, that he is order, that he is the very progress of which we spoke. Although this was before Christian times, this universal image of God is visible today through the teaching of Christianity. A cathedral is a direct projection of these teachings, it is a projection of virtues such as justice, truth, love, order, the narrator reaches out to all these virtues when he draws a cathedral. , whose wisdom and love are infinite.