‘Ignorance is bliss’ – or so the saying goes; but when this maxim is broken down, its verisimilitude can only be seen as a bone of contention. Ignorance is not bliss, but rather a double-edged sword – whet with the dangers of caution. In Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral,” his achromatic post-modernistic view of society blatantly displays the fact that everything is either black or white; even so, there can still be a glint of color that can ignite the revitalization within even the most binary and jaded personalities. Known solely as ‘The Narrator’, this character’s clouded judgment and harsh prejudice towards even the most minute differences are more than enough of a causality to make one’s life seem depressive and fruitless.
