'The Allegory Of The Cave'

The lifeless, lackadaisical shadows continued to cast the same repetitive scenes across the somber walls. Ingrained in the minds of each man entrapped in the cave were the beliefs that everything cast upon these walls was real life and nothing else existed in this world. The prisoners in the cave reflect humans in society, how they are mindless individuals and refuse to believe anything not presented directly to them, how they are trapped in by those with power and are forced to oblige by the rules laid for them. One prisoner, however, manages to escape the cave—his time there concluded. No longer restricted by the shackles confining him to the melancholy life, the prisoner ventures beyond the cave in order to comprehend the world through his
Once a person reaches their point of self-realization, they begin to shift from the norm in society and express their own thoughts and emotions. "And now he would begin to draw the conclusion that it is the Sun that produces the seasons and the course of the year and controls everything in the visible world, moreover is in a way the cause of all that he and his companions used to see". In "the Allegory of the Cave,” Plato displays his belief that experience allows humans to begin to understand actual processes by asserting that once a person is able to understand one fundamental creed, they interpret the causes for all else around them. Additionally, Plato, through his allegory, portrays the tendency for humans to formulate their own opinions after exposure to an
The images I saw ingrained themselves in my mind, but growing older allowed my perception to shift, and no longer did society’s perception of a “good” body image. Society has forced, and continues to force, the idea of a good body image being one viewed as one with lean muscles, shimmering blonde hair, slim limbs, fair skin tone, and elongated features—I happened to possess none of these “necessary” qualities, instead, I was quite the opposite. However, these qualities, promoted by celebrities, fashion magazines, and societal expectations compelled me into believing this to be the true form of beauty. Yet, as I continued to be introduced to the new ideas regarding health and self-image, my own ideas regarding self-image altered. While learning about the science being body shape and the science surrounding health, I began noticing the negative impact of media produced emphasis of the skinny body shaped in order to maintain “healthy” body images. This allowed me to understand the harms social media and popular culture have on