In the short story of “The Allegory of the Cave”, it is a representation of the individuals who fear the “unknown”. Plato is proposes thought provoking questions and challenges readers to act on the suspicion of life outside of “norms” or “commonalities within our societies. This story can be applied to all social classes in the world, as each person is faced with challenges and some type of adversarial encounters. Ever wonder what the phrase “The grass is greener on the other side” may insinuate? Socrates tells the story of an individual breaking through the mental chains of challenging the unknown, and now is faced with being admonishment and threats, rather than the same excitement he developed internally. What is their fear? Why are the
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First, I identify the symbolic figures in the story as it relates to any home. In this story, the main “figures” are: The Cave, Shadows, The Game, The Escape, Prisoners, and Chains. Also, to be noted is the Sun in this presentation. As I was reading the story, I imagined the “All American” home. It has been in my observation that the “All American Home” consist of a married couple with two children, a dog, and white picket fence in Perfect Town, U.S.A. The “Cave” is the home that houses the “Shadows”, which are the core values that have been instilled in the “Prisoners” for many generations. The “Prisoners” are the family that live in the house and are raised with the values aligned from their parents and their grandparents and so forth. The funny this, when you are involved with a person and decide to build a life together, their core values and morals are infiltrated with different core values and morals of their spouse. Together, they mix morals learned from their predecessors and build a family together based on those values. Inadvertently, they’ve crossed boundaries and believe that they will live happily ever after. Of course in any family, there are joyous times and then there are the times of turmoil. The “Game” is Life and the many obstacles that individuals are faced with on a daily basis and the “Chains” is the tight hold in the brain that keeps the individuals from breaking those core values …show more content…
Many people fear change and allow their minds to be filled with such negativity that their mental state blocks anything outside the normality and adapts to fear and failure. I am a firm believer that everyone has their own destiny, and a lot of “Shadows” developed are made for certain people and families. I also believe that what works for an individual and becomes their success story was specifically made for that individual. It is their “custom made” life from God. Everyone is not capable of breaking the “mental chains” that have been bestowed upon them and may react differently to being outside the Cave. I don’t think that the “Sun” will shine brightly on everyone that walks outside the “Cave”, but the “Sun” shines for Pave makers, Entrepreneurs, Politicians, Activists and other major figures whom have changed the “Mental Chains” in America and created a new
First, I identify the symbolic figures in the story as it relates to any home. In this story, the main “figures” are: The Cave, Shadows, The Game, The Escape, Prisoners, and Chains. Also, to be noted is the Sun in this presentation. As I was reading the story, I imagined the “All American” home. It has been in my observation that the “All American Home” consist of a married couple with two children, a dog, and white picket fence in Perfect Town, U.S.A. The “Cave” is the home that houses the “Shadows”, which are the core values that have been instilled in the “Prisoners” for many generations. The “Prisoners” are the family that live in the house and are raised with the values aligned from their parents and their grandparents and so forth. The funny this, when you are involved with a person and decide to build a life together, their core values and morals are infiltrated with different core values and morals of their spouse. Together, they mix morals learned from their predecessors and build a family together based on those values. Inadvertently, they’ve crossed boundaries and believe that they will live happily ever after. Of course in any family, there are joyous times and then there are the times of turmoil. The “Game” is Life and the many obstacles that individuals are faced with on a daily basis and the “Chains” is the tight hold in the brain that keeps the individuals from breaking those core values …show more content…
Many people fear change and allow their minds to be filled with such negativity that their mental state blocks anything outside the normality and adapts to fear and failure. I am a firm believer that everyone has their own destiny, and a lot of “Shadows” developed are made for certain people and families. I also believe that what works for an individual and becomes their success story was specifically made for that individual. It is their “custom made” life from God. Everyone is not capable of breaking the “mental chains” that have been bestowed upon them and may react differently to being outside the Cave. I don’t think that the “Sun” will shine brightly on everyone that walks outside the “Cave”, but the “Sun” shines for Pave makers, Entrepreneurs, Politicians, Activists and other major figures whom have changed the “Mental Chains” in America and created a new