Compare And Contrast The Allegory Of The Cave And The Truman Show

In 400 B.C.E. Plato created the enlightening philosophical work, the Allegory of the Cave. He said seeing your senses is not enough. The Allegory of the Cave is a concept where the Greek philosopher questions the basis of human existence. The film “The Truman show, starring Jim Carey, incorporates the whole idea of the Allegory of the Cave and raises similar concerns. They both deal with the idea that humans assume that where ever they find themselves is the real world and whatever life presents them is reality. The Truman Show and The Allegory of the Cave both deal with psychological reality and the will to question one’s intuition and understanding The Allegory of the cave portrays the image of people tied down in a cave where they are only

All the people in the town and all those that he cares for and loves are mere shadows of the real world. He was adopted by the production company in order to create the show and supply entertainment twenty-four seven for millions of viewers around the world. Everyone knew Truman was being deprived of reality although a lot of them still loved watching him grow up. Others on the other hand wanted to reveal the truth to him. For example, one girl he fell in love with on the show started telling him that his life was not real and he was on TV. He didn’t understand and eventually she was taken away by her “father” in order to keep his true life hidden. She represents the real objects that the prisoners see for the first time after leaving the cave. This sparks curiosity in him trying to decipher the meaning of what she said. He spends the rest of the movie searching for her and this is what eventually allowed him to break the

For example, one day he is walking and sees his dad. He starts to approach him but the producers signaled two random people to push him into a bus while others created a barrier in front of him. This resulted in him not being able to talk to his dad. After the realization that he was not going to see his dad again, he ponders in curiosity of what is going on. He confines in his best friend hoping to seek some truth of what is going on. But just like everybody else he is just a shadow in Truman’s cave and he tells Truman he is crazy. Therefore, creating the idea in Truman’s mind that he is crazy and this is reality. This portrays the allegory of the caves idea that we only believe what we are told. Truman has to conform to the life that these actors have created for him and when he tries to question it he only gets shot down. Ultimately forcing him to continue with this life of