As a student attending Stuyvesant High School, one of New York City’s most prestigious and gifted school, I am constantly pressured by my parents to achieve the highest education as a student in order to excel in the future, whether it be recieving a scholarship, becoming famous, or getting a high salary job. Plato’s excerpt, “The Allegory of the Cave”, reminds me of my perpetual worries and doubts that I have of living up to my parent’s expectations. In “The Allegory of the Cave” Plato depicts a group of prisoners who can only see mere shadows as the closest thing to reality. This false perception of reality is the main takeaway of the allegory. Plato’s excerpt embodies the fact that as humans, we start off with optimistic thoughts and eventually
