Allegory of the Cave

Plato's Allegory of the Cave begins with prisoners chained to a cave. They are controlled by puppet masters who lead them to believe that shadows of figures cast by the fire represent reality. One day a prisoner escapes the cave. The prisoner experiences actual reality and returns back to the cave to describe reality outside of the cave. The other prisoners respond angrily. Even though this allegory was written almost 2000 years ago, I feel that it still applies to society today. We, the people, represent the prisoners and the government or others in power are the puppet masters. Our chains are the lies and propaganda we are told. The escaped prisoner represents someone who stands up against this propaganda and tells of what is wrong with it. Even in today's society, people who stand up against these lies are usually looked down upon because they are going against the societal norm.