Plato's The Allegory of The Cave is one of Plato's best known allegories. Book 7 of The Republic is where the allegory is told and interpreted. The Allegory of The Cave is interpreted by Plato himself and is presented in the way of a story. The allegory also uses symbolism in many strong ways.
In The Allegory of The Cave, there are humans that are being held as prisoners, chained deep inside a cave in a way that not only they cannot escape but, that they are forced to look at a wall during their time as well. Behind the prisoners is a large fire, between the prisoners and the fire is a walkway, and on that walkway there are animals, plants and other things being carried. The shapes from these objects being carried cast shadows on the wall that the prisoners faced. When the carriers speak to each other, the prisoners believe speech is coming from the shadows on the wall.
The prisoners pass there time by trying to keep track of the shapes of the shadows, the names they give......
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