Plato's Allegory of the Cave is Book VII in his much larger work, The Republic. The Allegory of the Cave is a conversation between Socrates and Glaucon, the former telling us what he believes about reality and how we have a false interpretation of reality. It is an extended metaphor full of symbolism. All of the objects in the story mean something, and can be applied to the world we live in. Socrates starts ... shadows. They have not ever seen themselves or their neighbors. Behind them is a fire and in front of the fire is a roadway, on which people pass by. The prisoners can only hear the vo...

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• Grade Level: High School

Plato's Allegory of the Cave is Book VII in his much larger work, The Republic. The Allegory of the Cave is a conversation between Socrates and Glaucon, the former telling us what he believes about reality and how we have a false interpretation of reality. It is an extended metaphor full of symbolism. All of the objects in the story mean something, and can be applied to the world we live in. Socrates starts ... shadows. They have not ever seen themselves or their neighbors. Behind them is a fire and in front of the fire is a roadway, on which people pass by. The prisoners can only hear the v...

• Word Count: 598
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School