6/21/2023 0 Comments The Allegory of the Cave by PlatoHowever, as time goes by, the person gradually gets used to the light and starts to identify all things in the outer world. In case one of the cave prisoners is let out of the cave and allowed to join the outer world, this person is unable to see even a single thing initially because his eyes are not used to the bright light. On the other hand, in the outside world, there is adequate light and everything can be clearly seen by people who live their. However, as much as they believe that the shadows are real, this is just their own illusion (Cohen, 2006). Those living in the cave are unable to fully raise up their heads to see clearly but are only able to see the shadows about which they hold a believe that they are real. A large number of people move on the wall carrying various things and their shadows are cast in the cave. This cave forms one world and there is another world outside the cave and between the two, a tall wall has been erected. In the cave, we have people, around which chains have been tied on their feet as well as their necks, making them unable to move freely. In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, there is much darkness in the cave and only very little light can be found in this place and it is so hard for a person who is in the cave to see the objects around.
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