Feminism In Plato's The Allegory Of The Cave

The prisoner’s journey in “The Allegory of the Cave” parallels my worldview on feminism, how? Well when I first learned of feminism I didn't believe in it, I believed that feminism was just another way to call women man-haters. Even though feminism is a big controversial topic, to me, in the beginning, it was just a word with a very bad reputation to it. I never wanted to be associated with the word feminism because of how people acted when they heard this word. Now though, I have grown and learned the true meaning of feminism, like how the prisoner learned the truth after he escaped the cave in Plato's “The Allegory of the Cave”. My world views on feminism has now changed and I no longer fear of the reputation that comes with it because I …show more content…
The process of changing my view was a slow one because I was ignorant in the beginning my mind was set on how bad it was and how unpopular it was. But through this process, I learned how others opinions could affect your own sometimes you have to learn to be the leader, not the sheep. Some peoples opinions could change the way you see things for the rest your life. I know I was influenced by the media and my friends because everyone I knew would make fun of feminism it was known as the group of men haters, but that is so far from the truth. In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, he quotes “when he approaches the light his eyes will be dazzled” and I feel that that is exactly what happened to me when I learned the truth of feminism. I was astounded by what I found out and it was great when I learned about this thing called feminism because I realized I was a feminist I realized how I believe in the same principles they believe