Allegory of the cave

Today in class we listened to the Allegory of the cave. The Allegory of the cave is about a group of people who have been shackled to a wall since childhood. Since they are shackled, they cannot turn around, they can only look at the wall in front of them. They were not alone in their though. There was a wall behind them with people behind the wall carrying statues. This wall was like a wall used in puppet shows. People would carry these statues and the people shackled to the wall in from of them, would see the shadows on the wall. They were told that these statues were human beings. the only knowledge the shackled people had about the world was seeing these statues and listening to the people behind them. Finally, one day, one man was unshackled, and taken outside in the world. The man's eyes were not adjusted to the light because he had been in a cave is whole life. The man was only able to see reflections in the water. The man was then forced to look at the sun which caused him a lot of pain. Then, he was taken back into the cave. Surprisingly, he wanted to be in the cave, he saw the world as painful to him, and he wanted to say in the cave. The other people were upset because they wondered why they would take him in the world only to hurt his eyes and then bring him back. They were very angry at the man who tried to free them and killed him. I think this allegory can relate to life today. I think it means that people are not open to change, and they think that change can be bad, but over time change can be very good they just have to get used to it. 

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