’s Cave Essay, Research Paper
In the Allegory of the Den written by Plato. In his writing he explains human
beings live in an underground den, here they have been from their childhood, and have
their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move. Being prevented by the chains
from turning round their heads. The three areas in modern American life that relate to
Platos cave are school, community, and home or personal issues.
One of the areas of modern American life that relates to Platos den is school. In
grades 1-6 (elementary) kids don’t really know anything bout life. Kids just play, act
crazy, and don’t think of other genders. After elementary is over they go to middle
school. While in middle school, teenagers get pure pressured into doing something such
as: drugs, steal, sex or alcohol. Teenagers also start to recognize other genders. They also
start to argue with their parents. This is also know as the ElectroOedypius complex.
After they graduate from middle school they enter high school. They start taking
responsibility and get more serious. They start to get stressed about work and essays.
But after high school they start to think about freedom. But they really don’t get
freedom. Everybody has to do something to survive like working for money, food, and
pay the bills.
Another area in Modern American life that relates to Platos cave is community.
The reasons why community is related to Platos cave is due to isolation, jobs,
cultu
white race society. The society blames ethnic people of committing crimes and they
wont be able to get a job. The ethnic culture in isolated towns is rare, when people see
other cultures such as: Asian, Mexican, etc. Most people consider them as weird or when
they hear other peoples language. In small towns, there are a lot of stereotypes. They
don’t wont change. The law is what also makes this world a cave. The law is created to
stop violence and criminals. If you disobey the laws then you either get put in jail or put
to death. It relates to being put in chains being prevented from turning our heads.
The final reason is your personal issues or living at home. For instance your the
rules of the house, being on home at a certain hour, and doing chores around the house.
The chores relates of also being chained up, not being able to relax, watch television.
Brothers and sisters keep on bugging you and not giving you any space. Going home at a
certain time, not having the freedom of staying out as late as you want.
In the Allegory of the Den by Plato, it talks about being imprisoned or feeling
imprisoned and being put in chains. In modern American life that feel imprisoned are
school, community and home. The three areas (school, community, and home) relate to
the cave because all three have to do with freedom. Not being able to do what they want
to is what makes them feel imprisoned.