Escaping reality

Jeffrey Chung ENG 4C Mr. Craig November 10, 2014 Why is Supernatural Popular in the Teenage Group? Everyone knows about supernatural and teenagers nowadays are so interested in it. The reasons supernatural is popular in teenage group are because of their dependency on technology, their minds of self and their future that they are getting closer to. Teenagers who are interested in supernatural are also affected by it and are changed their mind to their society. People are now living in a high- tech

Albert Einstein once said, "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." Is reality really just an illusion or is illusion just a reality imagined? In the play, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams explores the idea of reality and illusion that all humans have experienced fantasies, so they can escape reality. Even though all of Williams characters exist in their own state of illusion, the one that stands out the most is the mother, Amanda. The mother of this dysfunctional family

come to mind when one seeks to understand life and mankind presence. What can I possibly find out? What is real or facts? Are we able to determine reality? For one to answer these question would be quite challenging. However, the matrix, Plato’s The Allegory of Cave, and Discartes’ “Meditation I” shares their understanding of how one can determine reality. In the matrix, Plato’s Cave, and Descartes they are uncertain of the real world experienced due to senses; whether it’s factual or fallacy. The

represented by the cave dwellers escaping the cave, and Neo leaving the matrix. As the prisoners are in the cave, watching the shadows pass on the wall, one of their prisoners is released from the shackles. Because of his natural curiosity, the prisoners turns his head to look outside the cave. Whilst looking outside the cave, the light from outside and will cause him to “suffer sharp pains; the glare will distress him, and he will not be able to see the realities of which in his former state he had

principal of Plato, a famous Greek philosopher in the “Allegory of the Cave”. He portrays the state of mind most people face in one time during their lives which is escaping the “Cave” by being open to new perceptions and letting the light of knowledge uncovered people’s blindness. Are we living in a cave? Is there a greater reality which we are not aware of? Why are we here? What is the point of all this? Those are some questions that arise attempted to answer the source of true understanding.

She escapes from the formidable structures of reality in many different ways with avoidance. Laura, fearful of being treated lower in status due to her inability to walk correctly, is shy and separates herself from the unsympathetic modern world. Amanda tries everything to push her into society, but

underground caves prisoners are kept there since childhood incapable of moving their necks, legs and heads because they are all sitting in rows with chains. In general, prisoners are forced to live in a world were they are not able to see and reflect reality. The cave predominantly depicts how individuals are raised in a world were they feel secure throughout their life, and for this reason it was difficult for them to understand the truth outside the real world. Prisoners were living in a world were

over. As we grow older we are than further influenced through our religion (or lack of), culture, and passed experiences. With that in mind, it is easy to see that reality can be just as interchangeable and further raises the difficult question of what is real? Robert Neville, a man who on a daily basis struggles with the reality of being the last man on earth often only manages to keep going by holding on to the intangibles of hope, denial, and

difficult situation, meaning is often found in illusions and false hoods, rather than in reality. Within Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, The Matrix, and

form of reality. In the play lighting is used to convey the emotions of the characters so it can be easy to tell their mood. Just the same in real life, bright colors can show happiness and even improve our moods. Music is another spectacle Tennessee Williams uses. A lot of people can relate to music in their life and it can often be an escape from our troubles as it was for Laura. Props, a final spectacle, provide symbolism as well as another way for the characters to escape the reality the cannot