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Symbols In Plato's Allegory Of A Cave

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In Plato’s “Allegory of a Cave”, he toys with the matter of symbolism to describe how it affects our mindset. For example, Plato uses shackles as a representation of how limited humans are to the form of truth and reality as our perception is blurred, due to our social teachings beginning at an early age. In addition to our upbringings, we are viewed with various perspectives and opinions with political beliefs, religion, teachings and overall communication that blinds the full idea of understanding truth and justice. It can be concluded that the ‘shackles’ limit us at a very early age as the prisoners “have been (the cave) from their childhood, and have had their legs and neck chained so they cannot move, and can only see before them, being
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