1. Allegory Of Cave
... taught children. The cutouts represent our religious morals and the morals taught by our parents. They also represent our images of reality in the external world of appearances. On a level below the roadway and the fire, are men and women with their backs to the fire. They have been chained by their heads and legs and have been completely immobile since ... used their god as a way to cope with life's troubles, the idea of the nonexistent rewarding and fulfilling afterlife would make their difficulties seem overbearing. Those whose only deterrent for living a just life is the fear of an ...
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- Grade Level: High School