This entire allegory, I
plato directly explains the symbols: the cave = world of sight; the journey upward = the soul gaining knowledge
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darkness?
After learning the truth, the freed people struggles to fit back into the old world
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This entire allegory
plato directly explains the symbols: the cave = world of sight: the journey upward = the soul gaining knowledge
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pain
learning the truth can be uncomfortable and confusing at first
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echo
shows how easily people can mistake appearance or copy for the real thing
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the prisoners
they mistake the shadows for reality because that is all they know
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the shadows?
represents appearance false knowledge and not the full truth
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the chains
represents people being trapped by what they have always believed
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the cave?
represents ignorance and a limited view of reality
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