was a vision that Plato described to Socrates about prisoners chained facing a wall of a cave so that they could not move. Chained there for their entire lives they could not see themselves or each other all they could see was the cave wall and shadows. Fire burned above their heads and behind them. Between the fire and the prisoners a wall lined path where people walk and carry vases‚ statues‚ and other artifacts on their heads. The prisoners could hear echoes of voices and could see the shadows
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the way. The first entry of the allegory has Socrates describing a cave in which there are prisoners. The prisoners have limited sight since they are chained at the neck and legs and can see in only one direction. There is light from a fire which allows the prisoners to see shadows on the wall form passing men. My interpretation of this starts at the beginning. Actually one line which speaks of the prisoners; …here they have been from their childhood… (Plato (interpretation by Benjamin Jowett)‚ 2012)
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out of their sight. Secondly‚ when the Grady and Rawlins are arrested‚ they meet up with Blevins in prison. They wonder why Blevins is in prison‚ and he does not want to reveal‚ so Grady asks one of the prisoners. The prisoner tells Grady he killed three men in which Blevins claims the prisoner is lying. And then Blevins says‚ “I walked up behind him and snatched it out of his belt. That’s what I done. And shot him” (159). John Grady continues to ask what he had done. Rawlins replies‚ “Time I got
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self-awareness among the prisoners? The prison camp used social alienation techniques to bring about the destruction of self-awareness among the prisoners. They treated each prisoner like animals and did not acknowledge them as human beings. The ability to cater to basic human functions as we do was taken away. This degradation broke the prisoners down and stripped them of their personal traits. This kind of treatment worked well in a group-style setting with other prisoners experiencing the same
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about the allegory of the cave by Plato. It explains the nature of reality and represents our desire to seek for the “light” which is our deeper understanding of the truth and the betterment of ourselves. The chained men are considered to be the prisoners. They are being nurtured by lies and forced to live a life accepting false reality as truth. Furthermore‚ people inside the cave had no choice but to accept and consider what they see and experience is true and real because they are being deceived
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it in human nature. Plato’s main concept presented in the allegory is that people see reality as the visible world presented in front of them — or in this instance — placed in front of the flame. He begins with the assumption that if a group of prisoners have their necks and hands chained down in a cave‚ they would be unable to see behind themselves‚ which would reveal the person working the show
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Drama Coursework: Lesson 1: Why in Prison? The picture of the girl in the corner made me feel trapped and isolated because in the picture it seems like there is no way out or she’s locked in. The picture makes me wonder why she is in there‚ maybe for a reason; is she hiding? Did she get put in there? Is it her feelings? Has she being bullied? Is the coloured (green) her emotion? Her body language is closed up and shows me that she is not letting anyone or anything in. The girl looks like she
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Incarceron by Catherine Fisher tells the story of Finn‚ a prisoner in the inescapable prison of Incarceron. Determined to be free of the dank‚ dark‚ prison cells‚ he meets Claudia‚ the daughter of the warden of Incarceron‚ who lives in The Realm‚ a futuristic world where people are forced to act as if they lived in the 18th century. They work together‚ along with some help from his friends‚ to uncover the secrets of Incarceron‚ and foil the vile Queen Sia’s plans of domination. Finn: dauntless
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Educating Rita: Society‚ Education and Self-Reflection Usa Padgate * Abstract Educating Rita is a play written by Willy Russell‚ an English playwright from Liverpool. It was voted ‘Best Comedy of the Year’ when performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1980. By 1983 it had risen to be the fourth most popular play on the British stage. In the same year it was transformed into a film and won the BAFTA Best Film Award as well as Academy Award nominations‚ proving its appeal and popularity
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Plato’s allegory of the cave began with a description of a dark scene which included a group of individuals who lived in that cave since birth and knew nothing of the outside world. These individuals were confined and restricted to the point where they could not turn to their sides or look to see what was behind them‚ but could only look forward. There was no natural light seeping in‚ the walls were damp and dark‚ and all these individuals could picture or see came from shadows that were thrown on
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