How can one gain knowledge? How is one ignorant? There are symbols that represent many things. For example the chains in the Allegory of the Cave represent the ignorance of the people in the cave. The cave itself was a symbol for the man’s home and for his ignorance. The man in cave was chained leaving him ignorant of how the real world was. The story 1984 is similar to Allegory of the Cave. The people in Oceania were being brainwashing leaving people ignorant. They didn’t how knowledge of what was really going on. The people in Oceania and the man in the cave were left not understanding or comprehending new knowledge. The people who are ignorant have difficult time in understanding and being opened to new knowledge. The stories Allegory of
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In the Allegory of the Cave the man is afraid of being opened to new knowledge while Winston is not given the choice of learning anymore knowledge. Whatever he knows it because the party allowed it. At least the man in the cave had the option to learn new knowledge but doesn’t because he is afraid because it is contradicting to what he knows. “When any of them is liberated and compelled suddenly and turns his neck round and walk and look towards the light, he will suffer sharp pains” (Allegory of the cave). In the story in 1984 there were a few people such as Winston who rebelled against the knowledge the party had provided its people with. . “I am conscious of my own identity” (BK3CH.2). He had love and hope for a better future. “In the end they will beat you. Sooner or later they will see you for what you are and then they will tear you to pieces” (CH3). The negative impact was the party of 1984 had eyes everywhere. The party could control everyone, they were the only ones that could provide someone with knowledge if they wanted to. They made Winston believe 2+2=5. The society in Oceania are not afraid or scared because they have been completely brained washed, to the point where they no longer care what happens to them. The people in the cave at least feel fear or scared when they are opened to something new. “He will be unable to see the realities of which in his former state he had seen the
In the Allegory of the Cave the man is afraid of being opened to new knowledge while Winston is not given the choice of learning anymore knowledge. Whatever he knows it because the party allowed it. At least the man in the cave had the option to learn new knowledge but doesn’t because he is afraid because it is contradicting to what he knows. “When any of them is liberated and compelled suddenly and turns his neck round and walk and look towards the light, he will suffer sharp pains” (Allegory of the cave). In the story in 1984 there were a few people such as Winston who rebelled against the knowledge the party had provided its people with. . “I am conscious of my own identity” (BK3CH.2). He had love and hope for a better future. “In the end they will beat you. Sooner or later they will see you for what you are and then they will tear you to pieces” (CH3). The negative impact was the party of 1984 had eyes everywhere. The party could control everyone, they were the only ones that could provide someone with knowledge if they wanted to. They made Winston believe 2+2=5. The society in Oceania are not afraid or scared because they have been completely brained washed, to the point where they no longer care what happens to them. The people in the cave at least feel fear or scared when they are opened to something new. “He will be unable to see the realities of which in his former state he had seen the