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Plato's Allegory of the Cave and The Matrix comparison for AP Composition. Describes how the two parallel each other and in small ways contrast.
Title: Plato's Allegory of the Cave and The Matrix comparison for AP Composition. Describes how the two parallel each other and in small ways contrast.
Category: Social Sciences / Philosophy
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Plato's Allegory of the Cave and The Matrix comparison for AP Composition. Describes how the two parallel each other and in small ways contrast.
In "Allegory of the Cave" Plato describes a cave in which people are born and are deceived by puppeteers who cast shadows using fires above and behind those in the cave. They are chained down so they cannot move nor turn their heads towards the exit of the cave where a true reality exists. To them, this is the true reality. They know of no other and will not accept it unless they were forced …showed first 75 words of 1655 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1655 total…world." In a grand effort to return, he betrays and kills some of his crew members.
Both The Matrix and "The Allegory of the Cave" correspond to each other in many ways. As their plots continue, each show an example of philosophical thinking that urges the audience to question their senses and place in reality. Though The Matrix may have used Plato's Cave to help create its plot, it too does share the same quality.
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