Plato's Allegory Of The Cave

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In an interview, Christof states the quote “We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented.” This quote means that we all accept everything in this world we live in and it would be difficult to change something and try to believe that it is true because we have been so used to the way things have always been. This quote relates to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave because the video shows that the prisoners in the cave don’t believe it is their friend when he comes back to tell them something. The prisoners were so used to staring at a cave wall, chained up, and not seeing anything that was behind them. Once their friend left and explored the world, the other two prisoners didn’t recognize his voice and they didn’t believe anything