Comparing Plato's Allegory Of The Cave And The Truman Show
The Truman show.
The ideas of Plato’s Allegory of the cave and The Truman show describe different views of life. In the Plato’s allegory, every person is a prisoner. they live in a world of shadows. what they think is true is not real.the Prisoners believe that their lives in the cave are what is real.The prisoner who escaped first comes back to explain to the other prisoners about the real world. They cannot believe him because they have never seen anything but the cave. Truman and Plato’s work are similar and they are different in some ways. In the Truman show, Truman has a fake life. He was forced to accept the situations in his life, no matter the conditions. He has no choice but to accept this fake world because he doesn't know any better. …show more content…
When the prisoner escapes, he gains knowledge of the true world. The characters in the Plato allegory of the cave are worse off than those of the Truman show. They can only see shadows and hear echoes.They think that shadows produce the echoes. In the Truman shows the actors have limited freedom.
Truman later discovers that he could not freely make his own decisions. In the Plato allegory of the cave, the prisoner is symbolic. He represents a philosopher who is in the darkness. The escape of the prisoner from the cave represents the philosopher's journey to gain knowledge. The shackles of the prisoners in the cave and chains on their legs represent the limitations and challenges that face us as we try to gain knowledge. The shadows that the prisoners see can be compared to the fake reality that is Truman's life .
Both works demonstrate that one has to struggle to know the truth. Truman situation represents a man-made environment. Truman's friend Marlon is symbolic. Friends should be true and caring. The Truman's friend is the exact opposite. This shows us that when we try to gain knowledge of the truth, there are forces that try to stop us. This illustrates the limitations that one faces when searching for
The ideas of Plato’s Allegory of the cave and The Truman show describe different views of life. In the Plato’s allegory, every person is a prisoner. they live in a world of shadows. what they think is true is not real.the Prisoners believe that their lives in the cave are what is real.The prisoner who escaped first comes back to explain to the other prisoners about the real world. They cannot believe him because they have never seen anything but the cave. Truman and Plato’s work are similar and they are different in some ways. In the Truman show, Truman has a fake life. He was forced to accept the situations in his life, no matter the conditions. He has no choice but to accept this fake world because he doesn't know any better. …show more content…
When the prisoner escapes, he gains knowledge of the true world. The characters in the Plato allegory of the cave are worse off than those of the Truman show. They can only see shadows and hear echoes.They think that shadows produce the echoes. In the Truman shows the actors have limited freedom.
Truman later discovers that he could not freely make his own decisions. In the Plato allegory of the cave, the prisoner is symbolic. He represents a philosopher who is in the darkness. The escape of the prisoner from the cave represents the philosopher's journey to gain knowledge. The shackles of the prisoners in the cave and chains on their legs represent the limitations and challenges that face us as we try to gain knowledge. The shadows that the prisoners see can be compared to the fake reality that is Truman's life .
Both works demonstrate that one has to struggle to know the truth. Truman situation represents a man-made environment. Truman's friend Marlon is symbolic. Friends should be true and caring. The Truman's friend is the exact opposite. This shows us that when we try to gain knowledge of the truth, there are forces that try to stop us. This illustrates the limitations that one faces when searching for