The movie The Matrix has many similar themes and differences to “The Allegory of the Cave”. The Matrix is about a man named Neo‚ he believes that he’s a normal man with a normal life but then he is contacted by a man named Morpheus. Morpheus exposes Neo to the truth that his world‚ where he is just regular Tom Anderson is made up. The Matrix‚ was created by sentient machines that subdue the human population‚ while their bodies’ heat and electrical activity are used as an energy source. Neo is reluctant
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‘The Wiz’ told the classic tale of a young girl named Dorothy‚ who traveled to the Land of Oz and meets three new friends (a Scarecrow‚ Tin Man‚ and Lion). In the end‚ Dorothy returns home to Kansas. While performing in ‘The Wiz’‚ I had an amazing experience portraying the Mean Ole Lion. Although ‘The Wiz’ was a successful show‚ it could have not been a success without the things that made up the show. With things such as the technical side‚ costuming‚ and the props‚ ‘The Wiz’ would not have been
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The Bible is the most famous script in the world that includes everything a film needs‚ starting from the origin of where the protagonist is introduced all the way to the beginning. In the Christian world‚ Jesus is recognized as the savior of the world and humanities sins‚ and those who believe in Him will be allowed to enter heaven and live eternally. For the Bible reads in John 3:16‚ “ For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son‚ that whoever believes in him shall not perish but
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Allegory of the Cave Summary Plato’s Allegory of the Cave presents an enthralling concept that holds strong to this day. In the allegory three main ideas are illustrated : that we have been conditioned to a definite reality since birth‚ we scorn being brought into the ‘light’ of knowledge‚ and that we (as a society) reject anything that contradicts the notions of our preconceived reality. Clever Plato took these ideas and weaved them into an intriguing story of prisoners trapped in an underground
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In the Plato’s allegory of the cave‚ a scenario is laid out for us to imagine. The people in the scenario have been in a cave since birth and are bound in a manner that does not allow them to look around but only in front of them. From this position they can only see shadows cast from behind them. Here they see the shadows cast by statues placed on a partial wall. They believe these shadows to be the real because this is the only thing they have ever known. Then one prisoner is freed from his bonds
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Hunter Toney Mrs. Lowry English 3 HN 18 March 2014 In my depiction‚ the events of the Salem Witch Trials were most responsible by Abigail Williams. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ Abigail demonstrated her malevolent ways by showing her lustful and violent characteristics‚ along with her personal vendetta against Elizabeth Proctor. These character flaws‚ in my opinion‚ were the driving force that started the events in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Her hatred for Elizabeth‚ and wanting her dead‚ was the reasoning
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one of the other boys‚ is socially awkward but has more of a moral conscience then some of the other boys on the island. The novel Lord of the Flies is an extended metaphor which can be read as a psychological‚ social‚ and religious allegory. A psychological allegory is broken up into three different personality types‚ which focuses
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completely different meanings right; well‚ not exactly. How is it that an allegory about a seagull is anything like an allegory about people inside of a cave? Allegories are just representations of a thing that has a hidden moral or religious meaning the titles of these allegories are very misleading until you analyze them both. Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach and “The Myth of the Cave” by Plato are both allegories about people who are mistaking what they think is the truth but really
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the present. When one thinks of their life‚ it is not told as a continuous story‚ but as fragmented pieces of intertwined memories‚ thoughts‚ and feelings that create who they are. The structure and style of Michael Ondaatje’s novel In The Skin of A Lion creates a feeling as though one is traversing through memories. His fragmented style shows connections in the characters memories‚ thoughts and feelings‚ and jumps backwards and forwards through time to tell each of their stories from every angle.
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“The Lion King” By Roger Allers‚ Irene Mecchi‚ Elton John and Tim Rice At the Hippodrome Theater through January 8 By Tori Brown BE PREPARED FOR A BREATHTAKING SHOW Even Though “The Lion King” was a Disney show‚ it was far from just a show for children. With the timeless song “Circle of Life” flooding the theater‚ even the oldest patron felt like a child again. When the staged filled with a multitude of breathtaking animals‚ bringing the audience to Pride Rock for the presentation of Simba
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