Summary of "The Allegory of the Cave"

   In Plato's “Allegory of the Cave” the prisoners are chained up and they believe that this world is reality. This dark cave has hold of all these prisoners who cant move in any way. They are chained up against the wall and they have no way to escape. There is always a truth behind the shadows of the walls. They have been living this way their whole lives and wont be able to adapt to a whole new bright world. All these prisoners can get a glimpse of is the shadows in front of them. Socrates explains to Glaucon that the prisoners living in such terror wouldn't be able to face what lies beyond this cave. They would be terribly frightened and they will suffer sharp pains with just the sight of the light. They would never accept anything that isn't their illusion and their comfort zone , what they've been used to their whole lives.

     The prisoners will have to grow accustomed to where they are rather then the darkness of the cave. They rather stay in what they've known for so long then enter a world of confusion and be unbelievably appalled to what they see. All their lives they been in this cave and they wouldn’t be able to handle anything that isn't familiar. If one of the prisoners was able to escape and have the gift of freedom they would be amazed in what they would see. As he continues to analyze he will come back to the company of the other prisoners and explain what he saw. They would not be convinced of any of this non sense. If anyone on this earth would live all their lives in a specific place, even if its horrifying or outstanding they wouldn’t be able to adjust to anything else rather the what they've been used to their whole life or they'll take quit a while to adapt to the change.