Allegory of the Cave Part 1

What is an allegory?

• A literary work used to symbolize and reveal deeper meanings about life

• The use of a protagonist to represent a cave

• The use of similes, metaphors, and personification

• The use of story telling to teach about nature and culture

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Who is having the discussion in the allegory?

• Glaucoma & Socrates

• Plato & Socrates

• Glaucon & Socrates

• Prisoners and their captors

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The people have been in this dwelling since childhood, shackled by the legs and neck. What does "shackled" mean?

• Buckled in

• Slowly dragged

• Set free

• Confined and restrained

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Being shackled represents...

• Anything that sets one free

• Anything that keeps an individual from learning

• Anything that contributes to knowledge

• Anything that keeps an individual in line

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What have the prisoners seen their entire lives?

• Carvings and other artifacts

• Statues

• Shadows of objects

• Plato

What keeps the prisoners from seeing anything other than the shadows?

• Their heads are immobile.

• They have been blindfolded.

• They were struck blind.

• They had no desire to see.

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The prisoners symbolize...

• people in prison.

• homeless people.

• unenlightened people.

• people who have never read a book.

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How are the people in this image "chained" in a cave?

• They are "chained" to their family all day.

• They are watching "shadows" promoted by TV advertisers.

• They need a flatscreen so they can become enlightened.

• They aren't! This is the best way to be with family.

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The prisoners seeing a shadow of the objects is different than seeing the actual object.

• True

• False

"Some light...namely from a fire that casts its glow toward them"

What does cast mean as it is used in this quote?

• to form a mold to set and heal

• to project or give forth

• a type of iron skillet

• to throw

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