SYMBOLISM
What is...
THE CAVE?
How are the prisoners situated in the cave?
What is...
THEY ARE CHAINED TO THE WALL, UNABLE TO TURN THEIR HEADS OR MOVE?
How did the prisoner get out of the cave? Was it on his own or was he forced?
What is...
FORCED?
This allegory is used to demonstrate Plato's belief that the goal of education is to...
What is...
PULL PEOPLE OUT OF THE CAVE AND EDUCATE THEM?
This superhero that lives in a cave would probably understand this story well.
What is...
BATMAN?
In the allegory, what is the symbol for us/the average person?
What is...
THE PRISONERS?
What do the prisoners see, and assume is reality?
What are...
SHADOWS?
What is...
ENLIGHTENED?
A PHILOSOPHER?
This allegory is based on Plato's belief in his...
What is...
FORM OF THE GOOD?
Watching shadows on the wall is a lot like scrolling through this app.
What is...
TIKTOK?
In the allegory, if the light is meant to symbolize enlightenment, what is the darkness intended to symbolize?
What is...
IGNORANCE?
The allegory is told through a conversation between which two people?
Who are...
SOCRATES & GLAUCON?
In the allegory, how does the prisoner feel about his fellow prisoners when he returns?
What is...
HE PITIES THEM?
This allegory reinforces the Western philosophical belief that one cannot be enlightened by being taught or told, instead enlightenment is understood by...
What is...
EXPERIENCE?
The illusions in the cave are like watching people glued to screens on hover chairs in this Pixar film.
WALL-E?
In Plato's Theory of Forms, the ultimate form is the "Form of the Good," which is the source of all other forms. Knowing this, what is the symbol for the Form of the Good in the allegory?
What is...
THE SUN?
TRUE or FALSE: When the prisoner got out of the cave and began to see things, he immediately realized that his perception of reality had been flawed.
What is...
FALSE?
Plato wrote this allegory to explain a traumatic event in his life. The death of this character ...
Who is...
SOCRATES?
In the allegory, when the prisoner looks at the Sun, he has a realization. How does this realization demonstrate Plato's beliefs about the Form of the Good?
What is...
THE "SUN" IS THE SOURCE/REPRESENTATION OF GOODESS.
Like the cave allegory, this 90s Jim Carrey movie involves a civilian who doesn't know his whole world is a TV show.
What is...
THE TRUMAN SHOW?
What do the chains symbolize in the allegory?
What is...
THE THINGS THAT HOLD US BACK OR DISTRACT US FROM REACHING ENLIGHTENMENT?
When the prisoner returned to the cave to enlighten his fellow cavemen, what do they begin to believe about leaving the cave?
What is...
THAT THOSE WHO LEAVE THE CAVE COME BACK WITHOUT THEIR "EYES" OR THEIR SIGHT?
What is...
ONE'S SOUL?
At the end of the allegory, Plato makes an argument that philosopher-kings should rule. In the allegory, what is the symbol for philosopher-kings?
What is...
THE PRISONER WHO ESCAPED THE CAVE?
Like escaping the cave, this actor took the "red pill" as Neo in the Matrix.
Who is...
KEANU REEVES?