Socrates: And now look again, and see what will naturally follow if the prisoners are released and disabused of their error. Socrates: To them, the truth would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images. Socrates: And suppose further that the prison had an echo which came from the other side, would they not be sure to fancy when one of the passersby spoke that the voice which they heard came from the passing shadow? Socrates: And if they were able to converse with one another, would they not suppose that they were naming what was actually before them? Socrates: And of the objects which are being carried in like manner they would only see the shadows? Glaucon: True how could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads? Socrates: Like ourselves and they see only their own shadows, or the shadows of one another, which the fire throws on the opposite wall of the cave? Glaucon: You have shown me a strange image, and they are strange prisoners. Soctates: And do you see, I said, men passing along the wall carrying all sorts of vessels, and statues and figures of animals made of wood and stone and various materials, which appear over the wall? Some of them are talking, others silent. Above and behind them a fire is blazing at a distance, and between the fire and the prisoners there is a raised way and you will see, if you look, a low wall built along the way, like the screen which marionette players have in front of them, over which they show the puppets. Socrates: AND NOW, I SAID, let me show in a figure how far our nature is enlightened or unenlightened:–Behold! human beings living in an underground den, which has a mouth open towards the light and reaching all along the den here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move, and can only see before them, being prevented by the chains from turning round their heads. His favorite pastime is hiking, camping, or skiing in Colorado with his family.Unit 2: Metaphysics 9 The Allegory of the Cave Barron serves on many boards including Princeton University, where he helped to create the Princeton Environmental Institute, and The Wilderness Society, which recently honored him with its highest award for conservation work. He recently produced a documentary film, Dream Big, profiling seven winners of the Barron Prize. In 2000, he founded a national award to honor outstanding young people who help their communities or the environment: the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, which honors 25 highly diverse, public-spirited kids each year. So in 1990, he surprised his business partners by moving back to Colorado to become a writer and conservationist. He joined a successful business, eventually became president, then decided to try again. Though he’d dreamed as a young man of becoming a writer, he couldn’t find anyone to publish his first novel. They include The Lost Years of Merlin (now being developed into a feature film), The Great Tree of Avalon (a New York Times bestselling series), The Ancient One (the tale of a brave girl and a magical tree), and The Hero’s Trail (nonfiction stories of courageous kids).
Barron is the author of more than 30 highly acclaimed books, many of which are international bestsellers. He is the winner of the de Grummond Medallion for “lifetime contribution to the field of children’s and young adult literature” and many other awards. Barron grew up in Colorado ranch country and traveled widely as a Rhodes Scholar.
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