Epiphany In Carver's Cathedral

At the end of “Cathedral,” the narrator has an epiphany. How would you describe it? Check the definition of “epiphany” in our text’s glossary.

“Cathedral” I enjoyed reading Carver’s “Cathedral.” The “Cathedral” it was an insight on how fortunate we are to see things. I mean seeing things with our eyes is something we take for granted. We also have a gift that we do not really use and that is looking past seeing with our eyes, seeing with our minds, and ears. We often look with our eyes, but really do not use our minds and ears. Being able to vision the way things look using the other two would give us an all-around look at things in life. The narrator I feel uses epiphany at the end of the story by giving us the insight on what it is like being blind. At the end of the story the narrator explains what is happening “”Close your eyes now,” the blind man said to me. I did it. I closed them just like he said “Are they closed?” he said. His fingers rode my fingers as my hand went over the paper. It was like nothing else in my life up to now” (Carver 115). The narrator than continues on and later explains “But I had my eyes closed. I thought I’d keep them that way for a little while longer” (Carver 115). This is where I think he experienced looking through your mind and visioning things without seeing with your eyes.
“Cathedral.” Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. 12th ed. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. New York: Pearson / Longman, 2013. 105-116.