The Allegory of the cave

                The Allegory of the cave represents how the people chained in the cave grew up knowing, which was nothing but shadows and the shadows of others. Growing up in a cave chained to the wall symbolizes a society of people learning off of one another and living to believe what’s in front of them exists. “…, and between the fire and the prisoners there is a raised way; and will see, if you look, a low wall built along the way, like the screen which marionette players have in front of them, over which they show the puppets,” as Plato said they were forced to believe and have an understanding that there is nothing but an illusion around them.