Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave" and The Matrix
Title: Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave" and The Matrix
Category: /Literature
Details: Words: 1275 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave" and The Matrix
Category: /Literature
Details: Words: 1275 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
There are a number of similarities between Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave" and the movie, The Matrix. Although they appear to be different, both depict a character imprisoned, the release of the prisoner, and the prisoner's new responsibilities. Plato illustrates prisoners chained to a wall unable to move and look around. Once the prisoner is released, he steps into a new life and truth, having to readjust. Now that the prisoner is released does …showed first 75 words of 1275 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1275 total…and what obligation they will uphold. Altogether, both characters underwent a number of changes as they progressed from imprisonment, enlightenment, and a new found sense of responsibility.
Work Cited
Plato. "The Allegory of the Cave." A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers. Ed. Lee A. Jacobus. 6th ed. Boston: Bedford / St. Martin's, 2002. 35-37.
The Matrix. Dirs. / writers Andy & Larry Wachowski. Perf. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Ann Moss, Joe Pantioliano. Warner Bros. 1999.