Allegory Of The Cave Rhetorical Analysis

The fight to do what is right is not an easy path to traverse, but is one which demands a noble and enduring character. Defending principles of justice with logic and reason in the face of political opposition, is a difficult task to take, but the elusive Socrates boldly undertook this endeavor. In Plato’s Apology, he recalls the daring defence of the principles of truth that Socrates took against all odds. Plato’s recollections, much like the trial of Socrates at the time, has sparked numerous debates amongst scholars who seek to understand the events of the trial more deeply. One such debate has centered on what Socrates meant when he said his speech was nothing more than words spoken at random. Brumbaugh and Oldfather, in their scholarly analysis, contend that Socrates’s speech is riddled with fine polish and organization suggesting that his speech was not random. As will be discussed, there are several examples of organization in Socrates’s speech such as when he provides his jurors with an outline of his speech. Additionally, masterfully woven throughout his defence, Socrates employed many diverse modes of argumentation in a logical and consistent manner lending credence to the notion that he planned his speech beforehand. This skillful use of these modes in Socrates’s argument, all vindicate an intentional design and premeditation. Despite Socrates’s humble assertions

The Maze Runner by James Dashner is an action, adventure, science fiction book. It is about a teenager named Thomas, who arrives in an enclosed environment with no memory of his past. He lives with other teenagers, all boys. Everyday, they try to figure out a way to escape the maze, and seek freedom, but Thomas figured a way out. All of the gladers (the nickname of the people, due to them living in a place called the glade) ran out in the maze, most of them were killed by grievers (monsters that live in the maze), but some of them survived including Thomas. The survivors escaped the maze.

Allegory is when a writer extends symbolism to every part of a story to communicate a secondary meaning that parallels the literal meaning. A common example of allegory is “The Tortoise and the Hare.” On its surface, this is a story about a tortoise that, unexpectedly, beats a hare in a footrace, but the underlying message is that those who devote their attention to cultivating a skill surpass those who are born with natural talents. Allegory has been used for a variety purposes, but among the most common is pointing out and critiquing the flaws of society. Any metaphor that is extended throughout an entire story to communicate a meaning that is separate from the literal is allegory.

This postcard builds suspense in the reader’s mind. Alex saying that this adventure could kill him makes the reader interested in finding out more. “If this adventure proves fatal and you don’t ever hear from me again I want you to know you’re a great man.” (Krakauer 3).

In Plato's Republic, the great philosopher describes what is needed to achieve a perfect society. He addresses several subjects still debated in today's society, such as justice, gender roles, and the proper form of education. He discusses these issues through his main character, Socrates. Socrates, another well-known philosopher for his time, happens upon a group of men, and what begins as a modest question, leads into a series of debates, metaphors, and allegories. Perhaps the most discussed allegory in today's popular culture is the Allegory of the Cave. Over the past decade, several movies have mimicked the fantasy, the most profitable being the Matrix Trilogy. But what makes this story so fascinating? Through it, Plato attempts to map

Nonconformity allows people to go against a prevailing rule so that they may do as they please.

“McCandless didn’t conform particularly well to the bush casualty stereotype.” Jon Krakauer, in his book Into The Wild, argues that McCandless was a unique personality who yearned for adventure. He supports his claim by the usage of epigraphs, interviews with McCandless’s acquaintances, and various maps that are indicative of where the protagonist travelled. Krakauer's purpose is to use an argumentative structure in order to convince the audience that McCandless was more complex than previously known. He uses a nostalgic and commanding tone in order to emotionally appeal to an audience who may have originally had different opinions on McCandless. In Into The Wild, Krakauer employs techniques of ethos and speaker in order to thoroughly convey

In this excerpt of Plato’s Apology, Socrates question method, the Socratic Method, is shown. Socrates presents Meletus with a thesis which Meletus agrees with, and then Socrates proves it wrong. By using the case of horses, Socrates proves to Meletus that like all other citizens of Athens, Socrates is a good influence on the youth. Socrates, yet again possessing the truth in this situation, demonstrates his wisdom through his skillful speech that “others fear.”

Many people wish they can drop everything important to them and isolate themselves from society; very few people will even attempt this, but Chris McCandless breaks societal norms to accomplish this goal. In Into the Wild, John Krakauer tells the story of this young man’s life to inspire the audience to chase their dreams through the use of logos, involved sentence, and anecdotes.

A prosecutor’s job is to find evidence to support his case against an individual accused of breaking the law while a defense attorney tries to present evidence to prove the innocence of the person accused. Neither can be truly be unbiased about their evidence but each of them is motivated to confirm a particular position. Much like a defense attorney, in his biography, Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer attempts to prove that McCandless’s tragedy was not due to his incompetence or lack of knowledge about the wild. He asserts emotions and rational onto McCandless’s experience as well as drawing similarities between his personal experience and McCandless’s in order to create a more sympathetic response from readers.

To begin with Equality believes his eventual assessment of his sins are wrong. He is too tall and too smart. He feels so absolutely terrible about how he looks. He truly believe he is sinning by looking the way he does. He discovers electricity, he wants to tell the Council of Vocations. He is very scared that he is going to get into a lot of trouble and be banished. Equality wants to be a scholar, but he knows that the Council of Vocations will not allow that. Equality states “we know that we are evil, but there is no will in us and no power to resist it.”(Pg. 18) This statement proves that Equality honestly believes he is evil, terrible, and a horrible sinner.

Literally, an allegory is “a form of speech other than that normally heard in the marketplace” (Gilman). It is a commonly used literary device, consisting of symbols that represent other ideas, people, or even events. The use of allegory has been dated to the times of the Bible, used to indirectly express deeper understanding of God’s truth through these stories. For example, the concept of water has significant implications in both The Old and New Testaments. As a symbol of life and purification, it is introduced to us early in Genesis at creation, as well as at The Flood and the splitting of the Red Sea. We can understand that water, in The Old Testament, is a mystically powerful element which, being connected with God in some way, can cleanse sins, regenerate the human body and race, as well as destroy. In The New Testament, water takes on a whole new meaning. As a story of redemption, the event of crossing the Red Sea foreshadows a far bigger story of redemption to be orchestrated by Jesus and his Disciples in The New Testament.

The most prominent purpose of allegory in any literature, is that it was used as a means to seque from the medival and ancient culture to the Christian culture. Most authors of allegory use this form of continued metaphor and overly symbolic writing to teach a moral lesson or principle. Allegory is also one of the first ever forms of literature , we have used stories to send messages and record important cultural values. Authors also use them to relate something important without coming right out and saying it so the reader can determine an answer or to tell of something else that happened and relay it's importance. They symbolic stories that usually hold an important truth within them. For example, Lord of the Flies protrays a group of

When the majority hears the name Socrates the thought of a great reasoner pops to mind. When I hear the name Socrates I think of a sometimes contradicting persuader or someone who knows how to argue well but leaves some things too wide open for interpretation. Plato’s Phaedo highlights this. Socrates spends most of his time conversing and confining with Cebes and Simmias over the substantial topics of men as property of the gods, and the meaning of true philosophy. Leading to the ultimate question. “Is Socrates ultimate goal to reach heaven?”. Between these two topics I believe Socrates does not quite make sense of what he is trying to persuade.

In this allegory, Socrates sets up a hypothetical situation, and Glaucon listens and provides his input. Socrates begins the allegory by saying, “they have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move, and can only see before them...” The men struggle and feel pain when they try to see beyond what is ahead, but one of the men escapes and ascends to the outside of the cave. It takes some time to adjust, but he sees the world around him, and he realizes the false illusion of the cave. When goes back to tell the others in the cave, he faces dire consequences.