Thesis: In the model of “The Allegory of the Cave” few men’s perception of reality is guided by someone who shows them actions of shadows on a wall. In “Aura”, Felipe’s relationship with Consuelo is similar because she uses her young image, Aura, to manipulate his perception of reality.
The Allegory of the Cave journey model is about few prisoners who are forced to only watch a blank wall where they only see shadow of objects. They have been there for their whole life and for them the truth and realm of life is whatever is projected on the wall.
In my visual aid black and white colors represent dark cave and light outside the cave, which creates shadows on a wall. Circular shape of my image represents enclosure of a cave where the prisoners are captive and similarly Consuelo’s dark house where Felipe is trapped too. The swirl that is becoming darker in the center represents the prisoners’ and Felipe’s perception being taken away from reality of their lives into different dimension.
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JMERLE // May 14th 2016 at 1:11 pm
Nice, Michael! I think this perhaps does work better than the original image you posted. Your comments about how the journey model connects to your image are much more specific here. Nice revision!
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