is similar to one of the prisoners in “Allegory of the Cave” because they both started in the cave. This is true because while they were in the cave they both faced some similar oppression. To begin‚ when precious got out of the hospital and straight home her mom tried to kill her so precious says ¨Gonna kill me wif her ¨BARE HANDS¨ it’s like a black wall gonna crash on me¨ (Precious 74). This is significant because when precious return home as well the ¨cave” she is getting oppressed by her mom when
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Blinded by Reality Plato‚ a renowned Greek philosopher‚ is known for his various literary works. One of Plato’s most prominent pieces is The Allegory of the Cave. The style of this writing piece is set as a dialogue‚ in which Plato’s brother‚ Glaucon and his mentor‚ Socrates are discussing a story. Despite Plato’s Allegory of the Cave being created thousands of years ago‚ there are strong themes and values instilled that are still prevalent today. The Allegory of the Cave tells the tale of three
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Plato’s Allegory of the Cave Plato’s Allegory of the Cave envisions the world as a dark cave‚ with human beings as trapped prisoners‚ and all of their experiences as nothing but shadows on a wall. Plato was an Ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Academy and is the author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence in Western thought. Plato is informing us of the world around us‚ and is guiding the reader in the journey from ignorance to wisdom. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is meant
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Per 2 12/2/13 “Allegory of the Cave” Character Analysis In the story “The Allegory of the Cave” by Plato‚ these three prisoners have lived in a cave their whole life‚ chained and only able to see this wall. On this wall the only thing they can see is shadows from people and objects doing things in front to make shadows. By only seeing these shadows and nothing else the prisoners have no idea about the outside world‚ as one of them are released he goes and looks at everything he has not
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The Allegory of the Cave is very important to understanding Plato. The allegory says we all live in a cave and all we can see are the shadows of reality on the cave wall. The shadows are based on reality but they are very distorted. If we rely on our own experience to understand things we will never get beyond these distorted shadows. We need a guide to take us out of the cave and into the sunlight where we can see reality as it truly is. But as we leave the cave the daylight blinds us so we need
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“Allegory of the Cave” Analysis The Allegory of the cave is an allegory written by Plato with the purpose to represent the way a philosopher gains knowledge. This allegory is a fictional dialogue between Socrates and Glaucon‚ where Socrates compares the issues appearance vs. reality‚ education vs. ignorance. There are two types of knowledge represented in this allegory‚ the one that is told and expected to be believed and accepted; and the one that is learned by a person’s own experiences
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references to Plato’s Allegory of the cave in The Matrix‚ it swirls together Plato’s ideas with a realistic feel. The things that are most clear in The Matrix that relate back to the Allegory of the cave are‚ the forms‚ the blinding soon‚ the escaped prisoner‚ the fire‚ and the idea that the prisoners were living under a blank of lies. The connection between Plato’s work and the work of The Matrix is too strong for it to be unintentional. In Plato’s ideas of the Allegory of the cave‚ the forms play
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The Allegory of the Cave tries to show the difference between appetences and reality. Plato shows this this through people that have been chained in a cave their whole lives. He also shows his own perspective of wisdom and knowledge. He shows how people react to the unknown‚ especially when someone else knows and they don’t. He shows the idea of appearances through shadows that are cast along the cave wall that the people in the cave are facing. Now in the story one of the men gets let out of the
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The allegory of the cave in Plato’s Republic is a metaphor meant to illustrate Plato’s views on knowledge but also strengthens his perception of the noble lie in society‚ an idea that is still very relevant today. It is designed to ask the fundamental question of: “What is the truth?” This is a clear reference Plato’s ideology that rests upon the sworn duty that Guardians make towards the state and it is hence emphasized by this analogy. The journey that one makes to be able to attain that superior
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In the article "Allegory of the Cave‚" Plato talks with one of his students and tries to show the difference between people who think their perception of things they see or hear is the truth‚ and people who can see the actual truth. To make things clear‚ he came up with this allegory where people were living underground. They were chained‚ so they didn’t have a chance to move their body or turn their heads. The only thing they saw was a wall right in front of their eyes. Behind them there was a path
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