The Matrix: Reality Vs. Perception
The Matrix: Reality vs. Perception
How do you perceive the world you live in? What is the difference between reality and that perception? The basic concept of arguments is comparing one view to another view. Images are usually the basis on which an argument is built upon. However, should the images we identify with our eyes be taken as the truth, or are the images we detect deeper than what is perceived? The picture of “The Matrix” derived from the popular Matrix Trilogy tests us to rhetorically analyze this theory. The matrix image has multiple symbolic idealisms on life, media, and perceptions of how humans are “programmed” into the world. The literal definition of the word “matrix” is a situation or surrounding substance within which something …show more content…
In essence, the whole point of the Matrix is understanding that everything is not always as it appears to be. The basic knowledge that humans have been taught since birth is never put into question; it is just accepted. The minds of people are put into “bondage” from actually trying to figure out whether something is actually factual. For example, stereotypes are driven by popular misconceptions about a particular race of people, religion, and beliefs. The media is also a tool used to trick and control your mind by using certain subject matter to sway you to believe whatever is the “hot topic”. Consequently, because we do not question certain knowledge that has been fed to us, we become enslaved into our society. The social “norm” is what is accepted, and those who think outside the box are …show more content…
We are prone to believing that what we see, taste, touch, smell, and hear is what is real, yet we are cognitively able to use these senses in our dreams. How do we recognize what reality is and what is just perception? The authors wanted people to be able to question everything that we are taught because there is a possibility that most of the “common sense” that we are taught is wrong. The author also wanted to show that knowledge is power, and knowledge can be gained only the individual who is not afraid to search. People who are still “plugged” into conformity and popular beliefs are those whose minds will remain in bondage. On the contrary, an anomaly will be the individuals who will have true freedom from society norms. This fact is what they
How do you perceive the world you live in? What is the difference between reality and that perception? The basic concept of arguments is comparing one view to another view. Images are usually the basis on which an argument is built upon. However, should the images we identify with our eyes be taken as the truth, or are the images we detect deeper than what is perceived? The picture of “The Matrix” derived from the popular Matrix Trilogy tests us to rhetorically analyze this theory. The matrix image has multiple symbolic idealisms on life, media, and perceptions of how humans are “programmed” into the world. The literal definition of the word “matrix” is a situation or surrounding substance within which something …show more content…
In essence, the whole point of the Matrix is understanding that everything is not always as it appears to be. The basic knowledge that humans have been taught since birth is never put into question; it is just accepted. The minds of people are put into “bondage” from actually trying to figure out whether something is actually factual. For example, stereotypes are driven by popular misconceptions about a particular race of people, religion, and beliefs. The media is also a tool used to trick and control your mind by using certain subject matter to sway you to believe whatever is the “hot topic”. Consequently, because we do not question certain knowledge that has been fed to us, we become enslaved into our society. The social “norm” is what is accepted, and those who think outside the box are …show more content…
We are prone to believing that what we see, taste, touch, smell, and hear is what is real, yet we are cognitively able to use these senses in our dreams. How do we recognize what reality is and what is just perception? The authors wanted people to be able to question everything that we are taught because there is a possibility that most of the “common sense” that we are taught is wrong. The author also wanted to show that knowledge is power, and knowledge can be gained only the individual who is not afraid to search. People who are still “plugged” into conformity and popular beliefs are those whose minds will remain in bondage. On the contrary, an anomaly will be the individuals who will have true freedom from society norms. This fact is what they