Keeping it Real

How is Truman's world similar to Plato's cave?

• It represents a false reality that he is unknowingly trapped inside of

• It represents a dark and dreary existence devoid of any real meaning

• It's nothing like the cave at all

• It represents a joyful expression of self and others

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

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

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

What have the prisoners inside Plato's Cave seen their entire lives?

• Carvings and other artifacts

• Statues of Plato

• Nothing as they were blinded

• Shadows of objects

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.

Morpheus says that some people in the Matrix are so dependent on it that they will fight to protect it. Do we see something similar in Plato's Allegory of the Cave?

• No because there is no Matrix in the cave

• No because the stories are thousands of years apart

• Yes because the other prisoners in the cave don't want to see what lies outside of the cave

• Yes because the other prisoners in the cave are eager to break free from their shackles

The prisoner's in Plato's Cave symbolize...

• People in prison

• Unenlightened people

• Homeless people

• People who never read good books

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

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

• They need a flatscreen so they can become enlightened.

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

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

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

• True

• False