The allegory of the cave represents a person’s progression from a child to an adult. Plato makes note of several different things people need to master or learn in life. Leaving the cave and discovering reality is Plato's way of describing the psychological development and maturation of human beings. Plato's allegory of the cave is based around these men living in a cave. "Since childhood the cave dwellers have had their legs and necks …showed first 75 words of 901 total…

…showed last 75 words of 901 total…with one another in a educated manner. Plato's allegory of the cave refers to the development of humans. The story of the cave represents our childhood and coming to grips with reality as we mature. As one matures there are certain subjects and skills one learns in different stages. Successfully mastering those subjects and skills allows one to achieve higher and higher stages in life. Plato was describing progression from childhood to adulthood. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**