LITERATURE QUESTIONS
LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM
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Question
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What was the idea behind Plato’s Cave theory?
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that people sometimes are trapped without real understanding.
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the people should hide in a cave to get away from other people.
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Answers are always found in a cave.
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seek to find the truth
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Plato’s Allegory of the Cave shows how characters can free themselves from intellectual darkness through enlightenment and the bravery to experiment with new ideas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Allegory of the Cave Meaning Behind the prisoners is a fire, and between the fire and the prisoners are people carrying puppets or other objects. These cast shadows on the opposite wall. The prisoners watch these shadows, believing this to be their reality as they’ve known nothing else.
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