Plato’s Allegory Of The Cave; The Analysis Of The Tamil Caste System
More than twenty-five centuries ago, a Greek philosopher named Plato introduces his idea; The Allegory Of The Cave with the intention of explaining to many societies that they are often trapped in lies as they are nurtured. As understood, the concept demonstrates how humanity is imprisoned by chains, averting their visual direction to the objects' shadows which are illuminated by fire. They have been secluded from the outside world, however, one individual has been given the freedom from the deceptive chains to discover the truth. As the individual makes their way out of the dark cave, the truthful sun blinds their pupils. However, the others do not believe this individual's …show more content…
The darkness represents the lack of intellect within the cave which consequently affects the prisoners’ sense of argument. Therefore, the perspectives of the prisoners are modified to the liking of the cave and the darkness suppresses the doubts within the minds’ of the individuals. Comparatively, as a child born into a strict, traditional family, my cave and the darkness were the dishonest impression of the caste system implemented to represent the hierarchy in our social and economical status. My parents’ families are in a highly respected class where my expectations had no contrary. As a minor, I believed that I must marry a man with the same class as my family. Interracial relationships or same-sex marriages were out of the boundaries where I can be penalized in my …show more content…
The shadows represent a deceptive reflection of the objects that illustrate integrity beyond the scene. The fire acts as a catalyst to the misleading reflection on the walls of the cave. Moreover, the shadows were creating a negative impression on how a certain relationship should look like. It is shown that a man and a woman with high status in society must marry rather than the subjective view of love and happiness. Love and happiness are manipulated to be believed as disastrous concepts of life. As I feel the pain of seeing the lies of how relationships must look, I feel another pain as I climb out of my metaphorical
More than twenty-five centuries ago, a Greek philosopher named Plato introduces his idea; The Allegory Of The Cave with the intention of explaining to many societies that they are often trapped in lies as they are nurtured. As understood, the concept demonstrates how humanity is imprisoned by chains, averting their visual direction to the objects' shadows which are illuminated by fire. They have been secluded from the outside world, however, one individual has been given the freedom from the deceptive chains to discover the truth. As the individual makes their way out of the dark cave, the truthful sun blinds their pupils. However, the others do not believe this individual's …show more content…
The darkness represents the lack of intellect within the cave which consequently affects the prisoners’ sense of argument. Therefore, the perspectives of the prisoners are modified to the liking of the cave and the darkness suppresses the doubts within the minds’ of the individuals. Comparatively, as a child born into a strict, traditional family, my cave and the darkness were the dishonest impression of the caste system implemented to represent the hierarchy in our social and economical status. My parents’ families are in a highly respected class where my expectations had no contrary. As a minor, I believed that I must marry a man with the same class as my family. Interracial relationships or same-sex marriages were out of the boundaries where I can be penalized in my …show more content…
The shadows represent a deceptive reflection of the objects that illustrate integrity beyond the scene. The fire acts as a catalyst to the misleading reflection on the walls of the cave. Moreover, the shadows were creating a negative impression on how a certain relationship should look like. It is shown that a man and a woman with high status in society must marry rather than the subjective view of love and happiness. Love and happiness are manipulated to be believed as disastrous concepts of life. As I feel the pain of seeing the lies of how relationships must look, I feel another pain as I climb out of my metaphorical