The Allegory of the Cave
The Allegory means a lot to people who are very mystical and like to think of different things about life. The allegory is a story about these prisoners whom since they've been children have been locked away deep inside a cave with chains all over their bodies including their heads making them be immobilized and their heads facing one certain wall. To the backs of these prisoners there is a fire and between the prisoners and the fire stands a way in which men carry various things such as plants and animals. Hence making the prisoners see weird shapes that fascinate them. When these men spoke their voices cast an echo and this echo to the prisoners, seems to be coming from the shadows. This is what there lives revolve around, a mystical game of being amazed of the unknown. Which shows that even in the 21st century man is still amazed by what they don't understand and know.
An allegory is defined as an extended metaphor using people. And I do believe......
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