Part I
Plato's Allegory of the Cave highlights a simple truth in life that reality is different for all individuals and based on one's perception of the world they live in. Based on the Analogy as outlined by Bedard (2020), the prisoners were convinced the world is ruled by puppets given that the shadow of the puppets is all they could see in the caves where they were prisoners. This is indicative of people's knowledge being limited by the immediate environment surrounding them and their inability to imagine any other thing than what they are accustomed to.
After being outside and seeing the bright sunlight, the prisoner comes back to the cave and is temporarily blinded leading the other prisoners to believe that going outside is harmful. A lot of times when an individual learns something new and they can immediately reconcile an idea they had not completely grasped before, their understanding shifts to a new level away from where they used to be. For instance, discovering a scientific concept that otherwise looks like magic to someone who does not understand it makes the discovery contemptuous in view of others. The belief that going outside is harmful to the prisoners is indicative of humanity's general fear for what is unknown to them.
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Part II
Plato's Allegory of the caves presents a challenging and accurate picture of the world. This is because often times our perspectives of truth and reality are based on what we have been taught as we grow up and what we learn from our immediate surroundings. Any addition of an entirely new concept or idea instantly strikes us as contemptuous leading to its rejection and ignorance. However, broadening our environment and experiences oftentimes leads to the accumulation of more knowledge and information which entirely shifts perspectives and realities.
Part III
The very basic requirement for development is having options from which to draw opportunities for success. There is no development without opportunity, and what an environment provides individuals with is knowledge and potential alternatives and options from which to draw an opportunity from. According to Chu (2021), our minds are easily swayed by external forces, and as such whether voluntarily or involuntarily, we are products of our environment. People who grow up reading a lot of literature eventually end up being more insightful about the world and the various possibilities within it. They are therefore much more likely to accept unconventional occurrences given that their realities and perception of life are broad enough to accommodate the uncommon.
This is illustrated by the Allegory in the prisoner that goes outside to witness multiple possibilities and comes back to save the other prisoners as well. The prisoners who haven't had a chance to be outside on the other hand have no understanding or imagination of how much more life can be and the benefits and good that come with being outside the cave. They witness the returned prisoner's blindness and instantly conclude that going outside the cave is bad and harmful as only harm (Blindness) can come out of it.
References
Bedard, M. (2020). "Allegory of the Cave" and the Movies that it Inspired. Retrieved 11 June 2021, from https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/platos-allegory-of-the-cave/
Chu, M. (2021). Why Your Environment is the Biggest Factor in Changing Your Life. Retrieved 11 June 2021, from https://www.inc.com/melissa-chu/its-possible-to-design-your-environment-to-help-yo.html
