Compare and contrast what Socrates says in “The Simile of the Cave” with Fahrenheit 451. How are characters like Mildred similar to characters in “Simile of the Cave”?
In The "Simile of the Cave" i learned that there are a lot of similarities between the book we just read called Farenheit 451. Socrates talks about how the society just believe what the government tell them and they don't face the truth. He talks about how philosophers see the light or should i say knowledge and discover that the government is blinding their people. This part made me think of Farenheit 451. The whole book is based on the government not wanting their people to read books. If they read books they will find out the truth and that would make the society realized what they have done. It would open their eyes and they would create conflicts. That is exactly why the government does not want philosopher to become the government. In the "Simile of the Cave" there are characters who are very similar to the characters in this reading. Mildred could be compared with the people who are chained up. They don't see the truth and when they d they don't want to realize that they were actually wrong. I really enjoy reading this but i find it very confusing.
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