Raymond Carver‘s 1983 collection of short stories, “Cathedral,” is a powerful and deeply affecting work of fiction. The book is comprised of twelve stories, each one exploring the lives of ordinary people struggling to make sense of their own experiences and relationships. At the heart of the collection is Carver’s remarkable ability to capture the nuances of human interaction and emotion. His characters are complex and flawed, and his prose is spare and evocative. Through his stories, Carver explores some of the most fundamental questions of human existence, from the nature of love and intimacy to the meaning of life itself. One of the most striking aspects of “Cathedral” is its focus on the everyday struggles of ordinary people. Carver’s characters are not the wealthy and powerful, but rather the working class and the struggling. They are people who are trying to make their way in the world, often against