My analysis of the allegory in the cave

In Plato’s, Republic,in the beginning of the book, the allegory of the cave is a scene where Socrates is painting a vivid picture verbally to one of his followers named Glaucon. He tries to philosophy an analogy between prisoners chained in a cave and most men in everyday life. Socrates explains that when a man is given true insights he cannot handle the truth therefore forcing him into a world of ignorance blinded by the absolute truth to continue his own mistaken ways. He compares this to the men in chains because they are chained in such a way that if they move the opposite way it will start pulling on their skin, yet the light and the right path is just right behind them. The “light” is actually a light in Socrates vision, a grand fire. Those whom take the initial step to actually face the light and walk towards it is enlightened and facing truth. Then he continues on about shadows and other visuals of animals and such, that the ones who were not curious to find out what they were, were uneducated. Those who seek the whereabouts of these strange shadows were one willing to educate themselves to further understand. Then therefore the thirst to educate oneself should not stop and those whom seek it even more will start seeing even more clear and have heaven like visions. Yet, he is simply explaining strongly metaphorically is that man who seeks for knowledge and a higher understanding of his surroundings, is enlightened and not ignorant to only which is in front of their face.