cave. In my History class we watched a video on over Plato's book and a major portion

was about the cave metaphor. The sections that lead up to this metaphor play a major

part in understanding what Plato means by telling this story through Socrates.

The main theme that leads up to the cave is that everything that we see is just a

reflection of some perfect idea. For instance when we see a tree, Socrates says that its not

really a tree but a reflection of what our idea of what

Some common words found in the essay are:
Plato's Republic, , main theme, real world, outside world, reflection perfect, reflection idea, cave metaphor, entire life,
Approximate Word count = 380
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)