Plato's Allegory Video Analysis

The mask is a significant symbol of savagery and the dark side that lies within every human being. One instance is when Jack painted his face to fool the animals and blend in with the island for hunting. He painted his face with different colors and when he peered into the water he saw a stranger looking back at him.“He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling. He capered toward Bill, and the mask was a thing on its own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-consciousness” (Golding

Plato's Allegory of the Cave is also termed as the Analogy of the Cave, Plato's Cave, or the Parable of the Cave. It was used by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work The Republic to illustrate "our nature in its education and want of education". It comprises of a fictional dialogue between Plato's teacher Socrates and Plato's brother Glaucon. Socrates gives a description of a group of people who spent their lifetime facing a blank wall chained to the wall of a cave. These people saw and tried to assign forms of the shadows projected on the wall by things passing in front of a fire behind them. These shadows as put by Socrates, are what the prisoners can view close to reality (Law 2003). He further compares a philosopher to the prisoner who is freed from the cave and comprehends that he can envision the true form of reality instead of the shadows which the prisoners saw in the cave and these shadows do not depict reality at all.

The masks act as a way for the guests to block their guilt from being exposed after leaving people beyond the four walls to fend for themselves. “It was towards the close of the fifth or sixth month of his seclusion, and while the pestilence raged most furiously abroad, that the prince Prospero entertained his thousand friends at a masked ball of the most unusual magnificence” (Poe, Par.4). The invitees put on masks to symbolically obscure themselves from the fate of the “Red Death”. Poe is stating that the people are falling into the same arrogant way of thinking as Prospero by trying to escape disease. The party-goers are also hiding from themselves and each other because they selfishly tried to make themselves immune to the disease while leaving the outside world to fend for their lives. The masks being worn also helps give the sense of confidence while being “hidden”, especially Prospero. “ ‘Who dares’-- he demanded hoarsely of the courtiers who stood near him-- ‘Who dares insult us with this blasphemous mockery? Seize him and unmask him-that we may know whom we have to hang, at sunrise, from the battlements!’ (Poe, par.11). As soon as Prospero’s eyes landed on the mummer, there was a surge of confidence that shot up within his body in a split second. The mask upon Prospero’s face caused him to act in a boastful and cocky way to try and defeat the mummer, despite

The "Allegory of the Cave" by Plato represents an extended metaphor that is to contrast the way in which we perceive and believe in what is reality. The thesis behind his allegory is the basic opinion that all we perceive are imperfect "reflections" of the ultimate Forms, which subsequently represent truth and reality. In his story, Plato establishes a cave in which prisoners are chained down and forced to look upon the front wall of the cave. In "Allegory of the Cave" there there are two elements to the story; the fictional metaphor of the prisoners, and the philosophical opinion in that the allegory is supposed to represent, hence presenting us with the allegory itself.

In the Novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Lee uses the characters Mrs. Dubose, Mr. Dolphus Raymond, and Tom Robinson to show the many ways that deceptive appearance can be seen. If it is the individual who puts up a mask, one’s personality, or past stereotypes that cause deceptive appearances: Lee tries to show you throughout the novel how perceiving someone before they get the chance to show you who they are, often turns out they are not as bad or they are not like how they once seemed to be. Today in our society many people are afraid to show who they are in fear of judgment of others so they put up a front so that they will be judge that part of them instead of that part of their true selves. Society’s eyes is the cause of the need to be a false image of yourself and the reason why people analyze someone based on stereotypes before getting to know their

Masks portray a sense of mystery. “No one could see me clearly. No one could see my face.” Lucy, Grealy. Masks. Print. The unknown is often intriguing. Generally their worn to portray a character or someone other than yourself and symbolize an imaginary life. For Lucy, it portrayed a sense of freedom. The freedom from being stared at, teased, lonely, and occasionally envious of others. Halloween is the only day that Lucy experience’s an ordinary life. Unlike the majority of other days’ mask are customary and her disability is masked. Providing her with the confidence to express herself freely by asking questions and making comments. “Studies show children with disabilities are two to three times more likely to be bullied than their non-disabled

Lets get right to it, a mask is a device for deception or hide ones identity. Some mask can also be use for protection. Like a welder, a war mask protect his or her face from the heat and fire. For Lucy, its was use to conceal her identity. When wearing the costume, Lucy could be one of the kids because everyone is dress up. then mean she was a normal average kid on Halloween. More importantly, it meant she wasn't getting mock or insulted by others. It made her bold and happy for having the chance to interact with others.

Usually when someone says “masking” they are hiding their true self from others so they won't get hurt or judged. Which connects to the struggle with being different from others, because when someone is different from other people then they feel like they don't belong anywhere which is hard on the person which is why they “mask”

What are masks? One usually thinks it is an object the individual puts on and takes off.

who was age 24 and female, individual L. who was age 30 and female, individual G. who was age 21 and female, individual C. who was age 22 and female, and one outsider perspective who was individual S. who was age 20 and male. The interviewees were randomly selected. When participants were asked if they were familiar with Mexican masks, the insiders provided an overall answer was they were familiar with Mexican masks while the outsider was not familiar with Mexican masks even though he have seen a couple of Mexican masks before. Next, the interviewees were questioned about what traditional masks were, an overall answer was that they were masks or things that covered up the face that would look like another person’s face, a higher being or an animal. The answer to this question answered other questions about the meaning and symbolization of Mexican masks. When asked about Mexican masks symbolic meaning, except for the outsider interviewee, all the insider interviewees listed one similar example such as snakes that seemed to be linked to the prayer of rain and fertility for

In We Wear the Mask, the author’s purpose is to push the reader to feel something about the way things were in his perspective.

A mask is an object which is worn as a disguise to hide ones identity. In the poem, We Wear The Mask written by Paul Laurence Dunbar, explores the deception of ones true self in order to be accepted within society. Although the poem was published in 1913, shortly after the slavery of African Americans where Dunbar shared his own experiences with his parents being slaves, there is no confirmation of who the poem is reflecting. This is presented as the speaker communicates in first person as well as using the word choice of "we." In the opening lines: “[w]e wear the mask that grins and lies/[i]t hides our cheeks and shades our eyes” (Dunbar 1-2) reflects how on the exterior others appeared to be meek and content but in reality, they were paradigms

In the film The Matrix, we follow a character by the name of Thomas Anderson also known as Neo. Early in the film, Neo starts having what could be viewed as hallucinations or dreams that bleed into what he deems as his reality. After the first of the incidences, Neo meets a woman named Trinity. Trinity knows Neo has been searching for a man who goes by the name of Morpheus. She Tells Neo it is not Morpheus he is looking for but an answer to the one question that haunts him “What is the Matrix?”.

My mask portrays the unique features of myself that most may not acknowledge about me when they first meet me. The splitting of my mask represents the two different versions of how I may choose to convey myself to the world. The division of my mask is created by a black felt that contrasts with the yellow and golden half. I chose the color black because it represents the absence of color, it is usually associated with seriousness, authority, and is considered a prestigious color. I included 2 beakers, representing my interest in science, and one report paper, symbolizing the assignments that I complete in school. As you may see, all these objects join under the category of academics, which I consider a crucial component in my life. There are also clouds that emerge from the beakers which then leads to one mothering cloud on the top of the mask.

He then has his misconception that he is the only boy who has the complexity to wear a mask. Instead, he comes to believe that their appearance and action perfectly conformed to what they really are. While his peers "could be their natural selves," he must put on a mask and "gain control over [his] consciousness." And thus he comes to realize that the difference that separates him from his peers, other than his sexual orientation, is the mask and the secret, "shameful portion of [his] mind" that hides behind it.