Raymond Carver is now viewed by many literary critiques and scholars as one of the most prominent American short-story writers. Among his most famous works, it is possible to single out the following ones: Neighbors, The Student’s Life, Elephant , and many others. His novella Cathedral can be analyzed from different standpoints, for instance, the symbolism or themes, which the author explores. Yet, one of the most interesting aspects is the role of narrator, and perspective from, which the reader is witnessing the action. Prior to advancing any hypothesis about this issue, it is crucially important to understand the functions of the story-teller in any work of literature and discuss the personality of the narrator, who embodies certain stereotypes and prejudices of the modern American society; it seems that Raymond Carver makes the reader to look through the eyes of this particular character because he wants to show how superficial, ignorant and even cruel a person may be in his or her judgment. The best way to do it is the first-person narrative. First, it should be pointed out that through out the text, Raymond Carver cover never names the story-teller. The question arises why he chooses to treat the protagonist in such a way. Certainly, it was not very difficult for him to give a name to the main character. It seems that the main point, which the author wants to emphasize, is that there are a great number of people, who bear strong resemblance to him. The qualities, which he possesses, such as for instance, prejudice or superficiality, are very widespread. The narrator is an archetype, which means that people like him can be found almost everywhere. In this respect, it is worth mentioning that the narrative mode is mostly determined by the task, which the writer sets. If he or she wants to remain objective and impartial, the most likely variant is the third-person narrative. As regards first-person, we may say that the author tries to give deeper insights into the inner world of the person, or the story-teller. In the overwhelming majority of cases, he or she is the protagonist. It is quite possible to say that in Cathedral , Raymond Carver constantly contrasts the narrator and Robert. Certainly, the author does not attract the reader’s attention to this particular, yet it can be observed that he compares these characters, their beliefs, attitude towards other people, ability to appreciate beauty, and naturally the way the way they perceive reality. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the story-teller is utterly unable to form his own conclusions about other people without someone else`s prompt. His judgment is mostly based on stereotypes, which the mass media offer to him. For instance, at the very beginning, he says, “My idea of blindness came from the movies. In the movies, the blind moved slowly and never laughed” (Carver, 256). It seems that he often receives a distorted image of other people; moreover, he cannot question it. As the story progresses, the narrator becomes more tolerant to Robert, but the stereotypical patterns of thinking are still deep-rooted in him. Additionally, his superficiality can be observed in his attitude towards marriage life and family relations. May be it is a far-fetched argument, but it seems that the narrator attaches primary importance only to the physical aspect of this issue but not