Ignorance In Plato's The Republic

Plato, in "The Republic," describes humanity's inability to escape the pit of darkness known as ignorance due to a limited perspective. Unfortunately, society is not fully aware of the limited perspective, because people choose the easier path; as a result, even when civilization is pointed towards two different paths- one towards knowledge and enlightenment and one towards a much easier decision- it chooses to remain in the darkness. The prisoners would rather allow their imaginations to cloud their judgment, causing a shadowy representation of reality, instead of thinking about new solutions; the ideal behind Plato's allegory is that society is unwilling to follow an opportunity as a result of the obstacles that surround the opportunity.
The allusion to the cave is utilized to mimic a student's resistance to education, which is analogous to the prisoners' resistance to enlightenment, and the people who are willing to accept the enlightenment that is given upon them are the people who serve as ruler's in modern society. Analogous to achieving enlightenment, education can only be achieved by the people who are willing to manipulate what they already