In the seventh book of "The Republic", Plato presents perhaps one of the most important metaphors in Western philosophy to date entitled "Allegory of the Cave". Plato describes the journey that individuals must undertake to achieve enlightenment. Plato describes a global metaphor that aims to outline the disadvantages we face due to lack of education. When analyzing the "Allegory of the Cave" it is essential to remember that there are two elements to the story. The first element is the imaginary metaphor of the prisoners and the second element is the philosophical vision that the story is supposed to represent, thus presenting us with the allegory itself. In the Allegory of the Cave Socrates describes to Glaucon a situation in which there is no There are a number of prisoners chained with their arms and legs to the wall inside a cave. Prisoners cannot turn their heads and as a result can only see what is directly in front of them. The prisoners of the cave are able to hear noises and see shadows, cast on the wall in front of them by the fire burning behind them in the cave. The prisoners were limited to these observations only. The circumstances described by Plato have a metaphorical meaning for them. The allegory attacks individuals who rely solely on; or in other words they are slaves to their senses. The shackles and shackles that bind the prisoners are in fact their senses. In Plato's theory, the cave itself represents individuals who believe that knowledge comes from what we can hear and see in the world around us; in other words, empirical knowledge. The cave attempts to demonstrate that believers in empirical knowledge are essentially... middle of paper... sense of truth. The puppets represent the tangible truth that we as individuals are able to observe as we age and “unlock” the shackles of our youthful knowledge. Plato's Allegory of the Cave is a depiction of normal human behavior and the circumstances we currently encounter on the planet. day by day. The Allegory of the Cave symbolically describes our situation as human beings in today's world. Plato uses a number of key elements to portray the image of the human condition. Plato's images contain recognizable ideas about society that are related to my daily life. By reading Plato I personally began to expand my thought process and learned not to rely solely on my senses. Plato's Allegory of the Cave brings the teachings of philosophy to the forefront and makes it easy for us readers to understand what philosophy is trying to teach us.