... act in whatever way one chooses, regardless of the consequences (Wesel, 2009). However, after reading and taking to heart Maya Angelou's "Graduation", Plato's "Allegory of the Cave", Daniel Quinn's "Ishmael", and Parker J. Palmer's "The Woodcarver", I have come to realize ... an unenlightened mind in order to crawl out of the dark, captivating cave and move towards the light of true knowledge and understanding (Plato, 533). Additionally, Ishmael's story also portrays the plight of many animals that have been stripped of any physical freedoms by human beings ... class were not deterred ...

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... such as objects and their surrounding as real. In the Truman Show, Sea Haven symbolizes the cave and the protagonist, Truman Burbank, represents the prisoner. Both, Plato's allegory and the movie, reveal parallel subjects such as the yearning for completion and searching for answers, destructive characters, web of illusions and god-like figures. ... is actually controlled and manipulated by the producer Chrystoff.  All of Truman's desires are predetermined by the producer. The Truman show resembles Plato's allegory of the cave as initially Truman is trapped into his own cave and his...

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The Allegory of the Cave was a very enjoyable piece. I enjoyed it because of how it can be connected to life today, even though Plato wrote this piece THOUSANDS of years ago. To me there are so many interpretations that can be made of this story. After reading some information online, and discussing the reading ... ...

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