Examples Of My Allegory Of The Cave

I had an experience that each represents the symbol towards the Allegory of the Cave. My childhood was mostly in Jamaica where I lived with my father for two to three years. I can relate to the symbols from the "Allegory of the Cave".

An allegory is a kind of story in which writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface story. One of the most important allegories ever to be gifted to humankind is Allegory of the Cave. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is one of the most potent and pregnant of allegories that describe human condition in both its fallen and risen states. The Allegory of the Cave is Plato's explanation of the education of the soul toward enlightenment. It is also known as the Analogy of the Cave, Plato's Cave, or the Parable of the Cave. It is written as a fictional dialogue between Plato's teacher Socrates and Plato's brother Glaucon at the beginning of Book VII of The Republic.

The Allegory of the Cave means that, people do not see things as they really are. That mankind assumes concepts but they do not have the full picture; One reason is because we only have five senses. For example, in Allegory of the Cave, Socrates explains that the chained men see the shadows and assume that they are being cast from the real item. However the shadows did not come from the real things they were just illusions and models. It also means that as humans, we tend to believe what is in front of us and not dig deeper to make sure we are correct.

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

Has someone ever looked at you and immediately disregard you for you are just because of your ethnicity? Have you ever done it someone? Racism is a huge culture issue that we have not only in America, but in other parts of the world, but it does not matter the color of one’s. What really matters is the character they have withheld inside but are not given a chance to express because someone didn’t even bother to give them a chance. This is idea comes from the book written by Plato, “The Allegory of the Cave” where in the book Socrates speaks of man being in a dark cave all their lives not realizing the truth until once they reach the end of the cave to see that the light is the truth. The truth is the reality of life.

In Book VII of Plato’s Republic, Socrates continues to venture towards a more complete portrayal of the good. To do this, Socrates presents his most intricate, yet his most important figure: the Allegory of the Cave. Socrates calls on the interlocutors to imagine a dimly lit cave in which a group of prisoners are chained behind a wall in such a way that they cannot move and are forced to stare at a wall all day. Thanks to a small fire, the prisoners are able to see the shadows of their imprisoners and images their imprisoners projected on the wall. Having always been in the cave, the prisoners believe the shadows are true; similarly, the echoed voices they hear, they also believe to be true. One day, an individual prisoner is released, the secrets of the cave are unveiled, and he is lead up into the sunlight, which blinds their unfamiliar eyes. After this enlightened prisoner has looked upon, pondered, and adjusted to the true light of the sun, he feels that he must return to the cave. However, once he has returned, the enlightened prisoner finds his new eyes are ill suited for the cave and is viciously ridiculed by the other prisoners.

The Allegory of the Cave presents a juxtaposition appropriate to this: what is the truth and what is The Truth, or what is fact and what is opinion, or what is reality and what is fiction? The former all have in common the innate desire of man (humankind) to want to make sense of things, to put something in context, to relate it to something they already know and understand. This then goes back to Socrates desire for individuals to think for themselves and not blindly follow the herd. Most people, however, prefer the comfort of the known compared to the dark, shadowy figures in the cave of the unknown that make them uncomfortable, anxious, unable to sit still and focus. They would rather the shackle round their necks if only to know that routine,

It would never be an easy path to walk down, and it would take a lot of struggling. Only certain determined people will actually make it to the opposite side. Socrates says these most qualified people should be the ones to lead the public. I believe this is also true in today’s society. I say this because when it comes to election time, we as a country are not going to vote for an uneducated lunatic. I believe that the president should be someone intelligent with good morals and very qualified. In order to reach that high point, you must go out of your comfort zone, like the prisoner did. In life, people go out of their comfort zones all of the time. I’ve always believed that in order to achieve something you’ve never had/done, you must do something you’ve never done before, such as stepping out of your comfort zone. Only the best can be found when you make an attempt to extend yourself as a human being. I relate the cave in this story to the social norm. No one wants to step out of it because I their life, the norm is all there is. I believe the shadows would represent all of the other things that could be out there, but they have no desire to go find out what they are. They are too comfortable with what they have and haven’t gone looking for more. The cave is a comfort zone for the prisoners in Plato’s time and for teenagers today. Without the outside world, there is no curiosity, no questioning. I believe it is important to

In his allegory of the cave, Plato describes a scenario in which chained-up prisoners in a cave understand the reality of their world by observing the shadows on a cave wall. Unable to turn around, what seems to be reality are but cast shadows of puppets meant to deceive the prisoners. In the allegory, a prisoner is released from his chains and allowed to leave the cave. On his way out, he sees the fire, he sees the puppets, and then he sees the sun. Blinded by the sunlight, he could only stare down to view the shadows cast onto the floor. He gradually looks up to see the reflections of objects and people in the water and then the objects and people themselves. Angered and aware of reality, the freed prisoner begins to understand illusion

Truth is an abstract concept by which mankind bases all knowledge. It is information that we believe to be indisputably and undeniably accurate. Yet how can we ever prove such information to be true? What about the “truths” that cannot be measured? To insist that something is objectively true is to maintain that it is always true outside of one’s beliefs or perception. However, our experiences, perceptions, and emotions all differ from those of others, and yet we still know them to be a definite truth. That is because in reality, all of the apparent truths that we know, or believe to know, are completely subjective.

Allegory the cave Don’t be afraid to change. You may lose something good but you may gain something better. My thought is that people have a hard time adapting to change due to the sacrifices one must face. Throughout most of my life I’ve always struggled with my sexuality and how I thought it would have a negative impacted in my life, however as I got older I was torn within my own thoughts. A part of me wanted me to be the man I am today on the other hand I was terrified because of the horror stories people faced for being who they were.

The Allegory of the Cave can help us understand the role of education in a person's life because it shows us the importance of knowledge through the story of a man who used to be a prisoner in his cave until he got out and gained knowledge. This story starts by describing the lack of education a group of humans have, since the only knowledge they can obtain is the one from the shadows reflecting on the cave walls. The humans believe that the only real things that exist are the ones that they can see in front of them like the shadows. However, one man got out of his cave and walked towards the sun (light), which represents the moment when the man receiving knowledge. He was able to see the fire and the statues that were creating the shadows

Seeing the Allegory of the Cave visually affects your sense of imagery. Plato paints a picture of three normal people who are prisoners in a cave. They are unware of the life that isn’t shown to them. They stare at the wall and are shown shadows every once and a while. It shows world of ideal forms, of which everything we know by our senses is but a lower copy. The people talk about it and guess what the shadows are. One day, a prisoner is released from the cave. He is blinded by the light but then his eyes adjust and he sees the truth. After he takes in the real world he goes back to tell the other prisoners. The prisoners are still chained up and do not recognize him. His voice echo’s which they can’t understand it and his shadow doesn’t

At the beginning of the VII Book of the Republic Plato narrates the famous allegory of the Cave. The story begins by describing an underground cave where some people sit chained with their back towards the entrance. Being stuck in that position, everything men and women can see is just the wall in front of them. Also in the chave with the prisoners are others, Plato calls them the “puppeteers.” They are the ones holding the others captive. However, the people do not know that they are captive since that existence is the only one they have experienced. The puppeteers are behind the people. A fire burning at the entrance of the cave illuminates objects and persons with a flickering light. People can see themselves and objects as distorted and

In the allegory of the cave, Plato tells a story about three prisoners that are chained to a cave since birth and can only see the shadows of the real world. Once one of them frees himself and meet the real existence, he is enlighten with knowledge and consequently, create a more realist view of the world. Sesc was that light to my life, it builds the hunger to understand the diversity that sustains me now. Still, it is important to highlight how it disclosed the reality of