The story starts out as a conversation between two men. One is teaching the other about the human condition through allegory and symbolism. The first symbol we encounter is the cave itself, which represents the ignorance of mankind. The prisoners in the cave represent humanity. The chains that hold the prisoners represent humanity’s inability to become enlightened, either because of internal forces such as stubbornness, laziness, or external forces such as government or

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