Could you imagine life as a prisoner? When i say prisoner, i don't mean being locked up in a cell for a few years, i mean spending your whole life staring at a wall believing that shadows are real people and that you are a free person. This is basically how Plato described the prisoners in his story, The Cave. Plato was all about discovering the truth and this story is his way of saying that people need to open their eyes and stop following what people tell them to do or say.
This, in my eyes, is an example of how people listen to the media and never question their ideas. The media puts horrible scenarios and sad stories on the news and always strays from presenting good stories that supply hope. Also, the tabloids produce the most ridiculous magazines in the world. The issues talk about nothing that is relevant to everyday life; instead, they focus on how ‘fat’ Britney Spears is getting or who is using drugs. Most, if not all of the stories are fictional, yet people love this gossip and continue to fuel the nonsense.
Society is blinded by what they see on television. It is ruining how people interact with each other and develop intelligence instead of fueling ignorance. The Cave is exactly what the media is; an example of how ignorant society is now and probably always will be. Now is the time to change our behaviors, not tomorrow.