A Change Of Perspective

“The Allegory of the Cave” and The Light of the Darkness are two stories that directly correlate. They present the issue of why illusions overtake humanity as well as what happens when they do. The stories here each present an illusion and the characters grasp to it firmly, but the reality of the situation is that the characters have been misled. Both stories exemplify and display how change affects individuals and those around them. They also explore the reasons why illusions are so overwhelming and convincing to the person in question. This is important because illusions can be harmful and misleading, putting people in danger’s way. Illusions also destroy the ability to think outside the box, they enclose our minds …show more content…
This is displayed by the cavemen’s zeal to rid themselves of the man who had been enlightened “[L]et them only catch the offender and they would put him to death,” (P1, Plato). This is how convincing illusions can be. This also exemplifies the power that illusions have over the characters in the story. The illusions hold no physical form so the prisoners are unaware that they are being subdued, but this does not change the fact that they are caught in the illusion’s clutch. The cavemen believed so strongly in their illusions that they would not accept the possibility of another reality. They had never experienced another reality, so they were content with the illusion. Illusions make us live in a limited world, with a limited perspective, never allowing us to see beyond the line it draws. Illusions not only leave us in a limited world, but also prevent us from thinking up new ideas and inventions. The illusion puts parameters around our capability to think and act, this is how oppressive governments and religious work. Our minds are easily controlled, be it by the reassurance of everything we have been doing is fine, or everything we have done thus far is accepted by others. The cavemen all saw the same thing, they had friends and family backing them up as to what they saw, the man who saw the truth was alone, without help. No one wants to hear everything that they believe is a lie, it is easier to ignore than to acknowledge in their