Within “The Republic”‚ Plato has written a symbolic account about one of Socrates’ teachings of education or the enlightenment of the mind and soul; “The Allegory of the Cave”. In this‚ Socrates describes how education is important so that the mind and soul are enlightened and not forever dwelling within the shadows. As Socrates begins the allegory‚ there is a cave with an opening but no natural lighting reaching far enough into the cave. And within that cave‚ there are people or slaves--that some
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In literature alone‚ there are many stories that have been categorized as allegories due to messages or lessons that are implied in the writing. By definition‚ an allegory is a something that has a hidden or symbolic meaning. Of course they are not just limited to stories; allegories can also be expressed in the form of a poem‚ a picture‚ or a movie. The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ is a good example of an allegory for it tells of a significant event in history in which a small town of Massachusetts
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The animalistic‚ selfish and inherently evil nature of human beings is illustrated and referenced through allegory‚ an act of interpretation to further demonstrate concepts of the human condition. In William Golding’s novel The Lord of the Flies‚ the characters and setting are read as an allegory linking directly to religious figures and biblical stories‚ including those of Cain and Abel‚ Adam and Eve and of Jesus Christ‚ to unveil the harsh truths about the boys’ inherent savagery and the inevitable
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The Allegory of the Cave Response paper The Allegory of the Cave is one of the most philosophical writings based on reality I have ever read. I have read a lot from Henry David Thoreau‚ from C.S. Lewis and others‚ but this piece of Plato’s book ‘Republic’ made a big impression on me mostly because it was written in Ancient Greece in the fourth century B.C. My favorite part of the book is in the first paragraph: “like the screen at a puppet show‚ which hides the performers while they show
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During Czar Nickals II rain over Russia his people were mistreated and taken advantage of. Josef Stalin and Valdimer Lenin used the words of Karl Marx to form the Russian revolution. In Animal Farm‚ Gerorge Orwell uses an allegory to compare the Russian revolution and Stalins rule using similar situations‚ characters‚ and events. To begin with Orwell used three animals Old Major‚ Naplolem‚ and Guard dogs to symbolize figures of the USSR during the Russian revolution. Firstly he uses old major
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Plato’s Allegory of the Cave relates to social media use in that the media has developed and maintained a strong hold on society‚ similarly as to how the cave encapsulates the prisoners. Nowadays‚ media has become the basis of truth‚ where society soaks in this information and takes it as fact. However‚ how can one determine if these findings that are presented are genuine or just a mere illusion? Plato’s Allegory of the Cave explains how people only base their perception of the world on their experiences
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The Allegory in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Alice in wonderland is an adventurous book full of mystery‚ conflicts‚ and surprisingly allegory. Alice goes through trails‚ revelations‚ and at one point even gets accused of “being the wrong Alice.” In this story‚ Alice believes that she is dreaming and having a weird one at that‚ but in reality she is not really dreaming. Alice is really trying to find herself and with that she is portraying the conflicts in her life through the world of
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Nick Morris March 31‚ 2014 AP Lang 2nd Hour Analysis of “Allegory of the Cave” Knowledge is the one “thing” that cannot be taken away from a person. In prisons and concentration camps‚ men are often striped down until they have nothing; yet what they do possess is whatever is in their minds. Thus‚ for leaders‚ it is important to control their subjects’ minds from the beginning‚ as this is the only to ensure that they can sustain their power. For even if the authority starves and beats their people
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of The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe wrote this is novel in 1949. The novel is basically about religion faith and Christianity. And testing your faith kind of. An allegory is like a story that is compared to the one you’re looking at. Something about it and that tells a story behind that you may not see or realize. The allegory in this novel is that Aslan is like Jesus Christ and in the story it was kind of like a test in the children’s faith. Seeing how they would believe and think. My claim
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the Seven deadly Sins as human beings in this play is what sets Marlowe apart from the original story of Faust. They also represent the three allegories that are found within the play. This engrossing tale of a proud and an inordinately ambitious medieval magician who sold his soul to the Devil is undoubtedly allegorical. The play itself has a moral allegory of universal significance which is shown through the characters Marlowe introduced into the play. \ The presence of the good and bad angels
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