Story Of Prisoners In Plato's Allegory Of The Cave
In the “Allegory of the Cave”, by Plato (427-347 BC) in the Socratic era, he tells about the story of prisoners inside a dark cave with very little light. These prisoners want freedom as they imagine how the world is outside of the cave they are in. However, they aren’t able to move, less leave, because their legs and neck are chained. The prisoners are only able to see shadows from the dim lights that touch the cave and can only wonder what the shadows are. When the chains fell off miraculously, one of the prisoners was able to wander out and experience life. However, when the prisoner returned to the cave his eyes hurt and had a hard time adjusting to the cave surroundings, which made the other prisoners believe it was dangerous to venture
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Not all in a moment”. This statement means to me that we tend to proceed with caution when encountering new things in life. But eventually little by little we realize life happening around us. Step by step, inch by inch, our mind is filled with new information, and we take that same information and apply it in our daily lives. But guess what? This brings me to another symbol from Plato that describes a contest, in where the prisoners compete in measuring shadows. The prisoner who was out in the world experienced weak sight and was ridicule by the other prisoners. What this means to me is that, not everyone in my circle has the same level of understanding, which can lead to being ridiculed. The chains described by Plato in the “Allegory Of The Cave” are my personal obstacles when married because I was not able to think for myself, I was told from someone else’s view of life, what it was really about. But when my chains were broken, I was able to experience life and the beauty in it. However, once you know about life, you find out that not everything is pretty, therefore, the heartache is
Not all in a moment”. This statement means to me that we tend to proceed with caution when encountering new things in life. But eventually little by little we realize life happening around us. Step by step, inch by inch, our mind is filled with new information, and we take that same information and apply it in our daily lives. But guess what? This brings me to another symbol from Plato that describes a contest, in where the prisoners compete in measuring shadows. The prisoner who was out in the world experienced weak sight and was ridicule by the other prisoners. What this means to me is that, not everyone in my circle has the same level of understanding, which can lead to being ridiculed. The chains described by Plato in the “Allegory Of The Cave” are my personal obstacles when married because I was not able to think for myself, I was told from someone else’s view of life, what it was really about. But when my chains were broken, I was able to experience life and the beauty in it. However, once you know about life, you find out that not everything is pretty, therefore, the heartache is