Writing Homework Help

Review the textbook and video information about the Allegory of the Cave. Write an essay of at least 2 pages in which you describe the allegory of the Cave and what it symbolizes. These questions can help you organize your thoughts.

What are the 4 stages? How does applying the Socratic Method help one exit the cave? What are the “Forms” outside the cave? Is the allegory an appropriate one? How can you apply it? The shadows are less real than the objects/statues casting the shadows. Explain. The statue of a cow in the cave is less real than a cow outside the cave. Explain. What does the sun symbolize? what happens when he immediately exits the cave? How does the cave symbolize Plato’s Philosophy (his theory of knowledge, reality, and ethics)? Why would it be a mistake to interpret this story as “reality is perception”? “The limits of our understanding are not the limits of reality.”

Grading: Exemplary ideas are clearly stated. The essay has a fully developed thesis. Major ideas are thoughtful and well developed in unified paragraphs with relevant information. Few-if any-errors in spelling or punctuation. You can add what the allegory means to you, but be sure to also explain what the allegory symbolizes for Plato as well. Minimum: 2 pages, double-spaced. MLA Style.