When most people think of the blind, they tend to imagine a person with dark sunglasses, a dog for the blind and a walking stick. These are stereotypes and obviously do not remain true in the case of all blind people. In the short story "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver, the main character is jealous and judgmental of his wife's friend who happens to be blind. It is the combination of these attitudes that leads to his unique "blindness". It is through this initial blindness that the character gains his greatest vision. The story “Cathedral”; includes three characters. These characters include the narrator, his wife, and his blind friend Robert. At the beginning of the story, the narrator states that he has many stereotypes, these stereotypes keep him "blind"; from the true reality of the blind. The narrator says: “My idea of ​​blindness came from movies, the blind moved slowly and never laughed. Sometimes they were led by blind dogs.'; This explains where the narrator originally gets his misconceptions about the blind. The narrator's wife tells him that Robert is coming to visit for the weekend. Once Robert arrives at their home, the narrator is shocked to discover that Robert does not wear dark glasses, carries a cane, and sports a full beard. Over the course of the story, some of the narrator's stereotypes are erased. However...