Appearance Vs. Reality In The Allegory Of The Cave

The Allegory of the cave is a short story about a prisoner who is locked in a cave with other prisoners. Every day they see shadows of objects or people passing by, but they never realized that the shadows and figures they see aren’t the real objects. One of the prisoners breaks free and sees the world for what it really is and finds out that the shadows weren’t real. He comes to this realization when he looks at his own reflection. When he goes to tell the other prisoners they don’t understand or believe what he’s saying to be true.
The point of the story is to show there is a difference between appearance and reality. The discussion topic now is if I think that philosophy is true. And I one-hundred percent believe it, and not only to I believe it but I also think it can apply to almost any situation. People can make anything appear nice when it’s not always in reality true or what
There are always school stereo types. The shy girl is always portrayed as rude or stuck up, but maybe she has bad anxiety and a hard time talking to new people. Every girl who gets an abortion is called a slut or baby killer, but that’s not necessarily the case she might just have a bad home life and made one bad decision and needs a way out. Everyone thinks that because they go to church every Sunday there good Christian people, but it takes more than going to church to be a good Christian person. Just because a house is big and has a nice paintjob on the outside doesn’t mean that it can’t be messy, and not well taken care of on the inside. If you don’t wear name brand clothes it doesn’t mean your family is poor. There can always be a difference between appearance and reality. It just takes the right people to realize it sometimes. I think it’s hard to truly understand someone. And judging someone based on looks or how you think they act can make all the difference. Everyone can see things differently then what it truly