Analysis Of The Book ' Allegory Of The Cave ' And ' The Wachoskis '

A background into the first film Matewan, tells the story of an incident in the struggle to unionize the Mingo County in the West Virginia coalfield. The film begins underground with a coalface being blown and the news is passed round that the Stone Mountain Company has imposed a wage cut. Joe Kenehan, the protagonist is a union organizer on his way to Matewan by train (Sayles, Renzi, & Rajski, 1987). The Matrix on the other hand depicts a dystopian future in which reality as perceived by most humans is actually a simulated reality called "the Matrix", created by conscious machines to moderate the human population. Neo, the protagonist in Matrix, takes the 'red pill' and is reborn into the reality of Earth 2199, where he learns about the exploitation of humans (Wachowski et al., 1999).

Thesis: There are many similarities in the Matrix ( Wachowski, Andy, and Lana Wachowski 1999 ), The Allegory of the Cave ( Plato ) and Meditation I of The Things of Which We May Doubt ( Decartes, 1641 ). It appears as you take a close look at the Matrix that it is a retelling of “The Allegory of the Cave” with elements of “Meditation I of the Things of Which We May Doubt” in it as well.

Limited Knowledge, truth (or revelation), reality, and idealism are some of the common themes expressed in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and the film “The Truman Show.” The differences can be found in the way Plato allows some of the prisoners to remain unknowing, by giving them an almost fear-like stance involving the truth of their world, and how to free themselves. Another is that the “false” world is created on different premises, either to create a safe an ideal environment, or merely to only allow the characters to think their world is ideal (both treat those involved like a science experiment). Both of these stories, however, have a similar plot in that they keep the subjects having very limited

Imagine yourself sitting inside a dark, damp, cave where the only thing you can see are moving shadows on the cave wall in front of you. You can’t move anywhere or see anything besides the shadows, and these are the only things you’ve seen for your entire life, so these moving dark images are the most real things you’ve ever known. At some point in our childhood we were mentally in this state of darkness, we didn’t know anything about the world or have any complex thoughts. How then, were we brought out of our caves of darkness and misunderstanding? The Allegory of the Cave is a well known section of Plato’s

At the beginning of the movie, Detective Graham Walker makes a statement and quotes “It’s the sense of touch, any real city you walk, you know? You brush by people. People bump into you. In L.A. nobody touches you. We’re always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much that we crash into each other just so we can feel something” (Graham, 2004). When I heard Detective walker say “metal and glass” and how we hide behind it. It made me think of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave”. Sometimes we hide behind things from fear of leaving our self-inflicted boundaries and being chained like slaves who know no better. However; when we are freed from our chains or crash it awakens our senses to experience a different perspective

The novel Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson has many themes that present themselves throughout the book. One such recurring theme is a search for truth. The characters in the book do not fully realize that they are searching for truth, but they do feel a vague, "indescribable thing" that pushes and prods their minds to actualize a higher plane of thought. This search for a higher plane by the characters of Winesburg nearly parallels another literary work of ancient Greek origin- Plato's "Allegory of the Cave," which is a portion of his famous writing "The Republic." I contend that the town of Winesburg is the equivalent of the Cave in Plato's

​There is a lot of talk about illusion versus reality. Many people believe that we are all living in some sort of dream and that this is all an illusion and that we are not in a reality. In the two works Plato’s Allegory of the Cave by Jeff Stickney, and the movie The Truman Show by Peter Weir, both show the same concept of illusion versus reality through similarities and differences through the setting, the plot, and the display of characters.

They believe that the world does not extend past the cave: it is all they know. One day one person from the group decides to leave the cave, and discovers the world outside. He then returns to the cave to tell the others of his discovery, but they are confronted by the new idea. It’s hard for them to accept the thought that everything they’ve known as ‘real life’ is wrong, so they end up killing the person who tackles their beliefs. This allegory was used by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato to explain his theory of the ‘ideal world’ - the concept that our world is only a ‘shadow world’, and everything in it is a reflection of an ‘ideal world’. Very Matrix Series if you ask

There was Neo, "The One," the colorless, flat, and empty world as he once knew it was long in the past. He had a knew reason for living, and more importantly he had a knew mindset, and that was that that not everything is what it may seem. Seeing something does not define whether it is reality or not, it can be fabricated or altered in a way to where it can be believed and accepted. Consequently, the movie The Matrix reflects the idea that yes everything might not always be what it seems, that there is going to be darkness and adversity in just about every life situation that is conjured up, however that does not mean that the there is no light at the end of the tunnel. When the people of the Matrix needed a hero, they found Neo,

There are many symbols in the allegory of the cave. One symbol is the fire that casts shadows onto the cave wall where the prisoners dwell. We know that the prisoners in the cave represent those living in an ignorant society. We also know that the liberated prisoners represents someone who has reached a true higher knowledge. This fire in the allegory represents the deceptions and false truths presented by society. The chains that hold the prisoners in the cave represent the many different ties to society such as technology and culture. The shadows themselves are the items of deception and false truths that society believes or says to be true. The real objects in the outside liberated world is the actual truth. The sun and sunlight represent the source of truth and reality. Plato is able to convey his message mostly through symbolism. Without the symbolism the allegory of the cave would simply be a story with no alternative meaning. Plato conveys his message to enlightened individuals through his use of

A third analogous theme is that the worlds in which the individuals live are controlled by a greater power that wishes to remain hidden. The central plot of the Allegory of the Cave and The Matrix is one of the main similarities between the two works. This plot is one in which the protagonist and the people who reside in the same world as him stay in a constant state of illusion. The prisoner in the Allegory

In “Allegory of the Cave”, the initial surfacing into the light world was a tedious experience for the cave dweller, however once exposed to the light, he is also exposed to many new ideas. After spending time with others who are enlightened, he begins to pick up on some of the values and standards practiced, as they are much different from those experienced in the cave. One ideology expressed in the enlightened world is that of good vs. bad. Though some may use their knowledge in a malicious and selfish manner, many understand that “the idea of good appears last of all…. and, when seen, is also inferred to be the universal author of all things beautiful and right, parent of light and of the lord of light in this visible world, and the immediate source of reason and truth in the intellectual,” (Plato 95-97). Finding what is truly good in the world “appears last of all”, as one must use their experiences to fully understand the true meaning of what is good. In the beginning, the prisoner can only see the negative aspects of the situation, as he is living in a new reality with foreign concepts that reject his previous thought. However, like everyone else, he is born with the ability to become enlightened, it is just his experiences out of the cave that will generate the knowledge needed for him to reach that enlightened state. The concept of good is conceived as the “parent/lord of light”, as the representation of light in the outside world is used to show the enlightened state one will experience while in it. With the knowledge of what is truly good, the prisoner will finally be able to understand the ideas of this new reality, as well us understand the true impact that being able to leave the world of shadows has on a person. Like the prisoner, Neo is also able to understand the

“Allegory of the Cave” and The Matrix Comparison The Matrix was made in 1999, by Andy and Lana Wachowski. The Allegory of the Cave was by Plato. Each film brings to mind the two common questions; “Are we in the real world or the illusion of the real world? and “What is reality?”.

Do you take the red pill or the blue pill? Is ignorance bliss or is the truth worth knowing? These are questions which revolves around the battle of accepting or rejecting the illusions that constructs all of life. In both The Matrix and Plato’s Allegory of the Cave contemplate the question of “what is real?” According to Plato, knowledge gained through our senses is no more than an opinion, and to obtain true knowledge we must gain by philosophical reasoning.

When The Matrix first launched in 1999, it awed viewers all over the globe. It featured stunning visual effects, action-packed fight scenes, and an intense and dramatic plot - the whole package. So how exactly does The Matrix relate with Plato’s Allegory of the Cave? Believe it or not, but both pieces are very similar. The two works share the idea of two realities, a higher power, and the protagonists in both stories are incredibly alike.