In Plato’s chariot allegory, Plato tells the story of a Charioteer tasked with the responsibility of driving a chariot pulled by two-winged horses towards what is presumably a divine or enlightened realm. However, his task of reaching this utopia proves to be a challenge as a result of the two-winged horses being complete opposites of each other, one mortal while the other immortal. According Plato’s allegory the mortal horse represents irrationality, pride, and selfishness while the immortal horse symbolizes the opposite, nobility, morality, and rationality. In terms of comparing both Plato’s allegory of the charioteer and his theory of the ideal form of government, it can be argued that Plato uses these two horse as symbols of our society’s
