Allegory Of The Cave Analysis

Many people never leave the safety of their home town. They never leave and explore the outside world. This makes them like the people in Plato’s story, “The Allegory of the Cave”. Those people never left the safety of the cave. One person did and when they told the others he or she was met with disbelief and terror. The people in the cave did not want change. They were comfortable with the little knowledge they had. I am one of the very few who are fortunate to escape the cave and see the real world. Mexico, Missouri is like the cave and the rest of the world is change. Every year I leave the cave by going on a family vacation. We have gone a family vacation every year since I was in first grade. Ever since I have had a travel bug. I have always wanted to see all 50 states. My family and I are very close to completing that goal. We have seen 48 out of the 50 states. The only two we have not seen are Alaska and Hawaii. I have also been to Canada and Puerto Rico. Travelling has opened my eyes to what people outside of Mexico, Missouri. Every time my family and I travel, my eyes are opened to the world again. Being in Mexico all year dulls my senses to what the rest of the world is like. Each place is different and has their own …show more content…
Even though Puerto Rico is a territory of the USA, it is so much different than the rest of the cities I have visited. In Puerto Rico they speak three different languages: English, Spanish, and English and Spanish mixed together. That sometimes made it hard to communicate with them. Also, their landscape is so much different. In Puerto Rico they have beaches and jungles. It was such a beautiful place to visit. Their architecture is very different than in America. They have a lot of old Spanish style buildings. Puerto Rico is so much different than anything I have ever seen in America, and I was glad to have the eye opening experience I had