The Nature Of Perception, The Allegory Of The Cave
Michelle Tran
Mrs. Black-Knyazik
Theory of Knowledge/Period 7
15 October 2014
The Truman Show Concepts of perception, the nature of reality, and the allegory of the cave can be seen throughout the 1998 film, The Truman Show. In the beginning of the movie, Truman is seen literally with a rain cloudy only above him. But since his line of vision only saw what was in front of him, his perception of the weather was limited by what he could see. Meryl, his wife on the show, was constantly advertising for products without Truman noticing anything. He saw her as simply speaking to him about an object she had because he never knew anything different. Viewers could easily tell Meryl was an actress since her emotions were hardly ever real, but Truman couldn’t. Even though Truman wanted to be an explorer when he was young, his dreams were shot down because he didn’t know any outside experiences. Truman soaked up all his surroundings and perceived them as reality. His senses deceived him and only a certain amount of information was given to him. …show more content…
Right before Truman steps through the exit door, Christof tells him that the real world has the same amount of deceit and lies as the world he made for Truman. This controlled world was a safer version, but Truman wasn’t looking for safety. He was searching for something that was real. Christof told him that he, the star of the show, was real, but Truman needed his environment to be real. The created illusion failed to fill all of Truman’s curiosity and interests. His reality changed based on his observations of what he was surrounded
Mrs. Black-Knyazik
Theory of Knowledge/Period 7
15 October 2014
The Truman Show Concepts of perception, the nature of reality, and the allegory of the cave can be seen throughout the 1998 film, The Truman Show. In the beginning of the movie, Truman is seen literally with a rain cloudy only above him. But since his line of vision only saw what was in front of him, his perception of the weather was limited by what he could see. Meryl, his wife on the show, was constantly advertising for products without Truman noticing anything. He saw her as simply speaking to him about an object she had because he never knew anything different. Viewers could easily tell Meryl was an actress since her emotions were hardly ever real, but Truman couldn’t. Even though Truman wanted to be an explorer when he was young, his dreams were shot down because he didn’t know any outside experiences. Truman soaked up all his surroundings and perceived them as reality. His senses deceived him and only a certain amount of information was given to him. …show more content…
Right before Truman steps through the exit door, Christof tells him that the real world has the same amount of deceit and lies as the world he made for Truman. This controlled world was a safer version, but Truman wasn’t looking for safety. He was searching for something that was real. Christof told him that he, the star of the show, was real, but Truman needed his environment to be real. The created illusion failed to fill all of Truman’s curiosity and interests. His reality changed based on his observations of what he was surrounded