Από τον μύθο του Σπηλαίου στην κινηματογραφική ταινία "Matrix"

7. OUR SCHOOL PROJECT ….THE ALLEGORY OF THE
CAVE BY PLATO.
Our school decided to become involved in an educational project with the aim
to expand and broaden the students understanding of the importance of team
work and communication .During the project ,students were separated into
teams ,with each team having chosen one of the subjects which was the most
interesting and appealing to them .My teams subject was the allegory of the cave
by Plato ,one of Greece’s most famous philosophers .The myth of the cave is a
Theory of Plato's concerning human perception. According to the philosopher the
knowledge gained through our senses is just an illusion and in order to have real
knowledge we must look at philosophy to guide us to reality .With his allegory,
using many symbols ,Plato explains in detail the difficult road from ignorance and
unawareness to knowledge and reality .This took place in the lesson of philosophy
where we read Plato's allegory which was also greatly explained to us in depth by
our philosophy teacher. Our job was to watch the Hollywood movie “Matrix”,
during which we took notes regarding the connection between the allegory and
the film .For further information we read a piece of work called ‘Matrix as an
enactment of Plato’s “Allegory of the cave “ by Alexander C. Clough. After
agreeing on the likenesses between the two, we wrote down our views on the
resemblances. Furthermore, our next step was to find the meaning of the signs
Plato used in his allegory and explain what each one symbolized in detail. After
we had exchanged opinions and arguments on the above and had a broad
understanding of the subject, we discussed the connection between the myth and
today .It was interesting to see how each student related to Plato's story and
realised the noticeable similarity and just how little things have changed from
that period in time. We therefore, after much discussion ,exchanging our
thoughts and worries ,wrote an essay regarding this small difference .Its theme
was “The connection between the myth of the cave with today “.Finally, we put
together a comic with our own sketches and dialogues in the easiest way possible
. The comic’s purpose was so that the myth could be understood by all who saw
our project.
The project taught us all as students to work together ,to become one .To
share each idea and express ourselves in ways which we have never been able to

8. do before. It taught us about team work and communication and the importance
of putting our differences aside and working together as one big team .This
resulted in a rewarding experience for all involved .It taught us that we all have a
voice and how important it is to be heard and respected by our peers .I really felt
that this educational project benefited the students on a whole and we
thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Gemma Louise Whitfield