The myth of the Cave Analysis

According to Plato, the two types of people are basically different and they can hardly interact in the natural world due to the natural and mental differences they have. Whereas he insists that the people in the cave are not enlightened, he argues that the people outside the cave are enlightened and know what they are doing. For instance, through the character Socrates, Plato notes that “there are human beings who comfortably live in the cave where they have enslaved themselves despite the fact that they can see the opening where light comes from (Plato 141). In a nutshell, the author’s general understanding is that regardless of how fascinating the enlightened world can be, the enslaved will always remain to be slaves to themselves and to the enlightened as well.