Plato's Cave Theory

Plato's Cave Diagram

        The cave is where the prisoners will live out most of their lives. They will be unable to look away from the flickering, candle-lit images that were shown on the cave wall before them. The purpose of this cave is to make the prisoners think that they shadows aren't shadows, but actual objects. The cave is designed to deceive the prisoners into recalling these images vividly enough to discuss among one another. They talk as a group and recall the image and their storylines that didn't exist, or articulate details they imagined.
        This cave describes the human journey because it shows humanity that we cannot simply accept the world presented to us. We can't accept everything we're presented or told. We need to find the truth for ourselves and free ourselves from our prisons. The cave shows us we have unlimited potential and we need to travel outside our "caves" into the real world.

My Drawing of Plato's Cave