This man does not move his head to avert from the shadows until he suddenly compelled to by the other man. His eyes subsequently burn at the sight of the fire and then told the shadows are just an illusion. He is perplexed by what he is told and refuses to believe the objects in front of him are truer than the shadows he has stared at his entire life. The man then dragged him out of the cave into the sunlight, which further causes pain to his vision. After he adjusted to the sun, the outside world amazed him. He remembers those chained in the cave and pities them, so he tries to turn back and tell them of the beauty found outside. His claim that the shadows are not true objects only angered the men. They ask him to name the shadows to determine that he is in fit mental condition. However, after failing, the men sentence him to
This man does not move his head to avert from the shadows until he suddenly compelled to by the other man. His eyes subsequently burn at the sight of the fire and then told the shadows are just an illusion. He is perplexed by what he is told and refuses to believe the objects in front of him are truer than the shadows he has stared at his entire life. The man then dragged him out of the cave into the sunlight, which further causes pain to his vision. After he adjusted to the sun, the outside world amazed him. He remembers those chained in the cave and pities them, so he tries to turn back and tell them of the beauty found outside. His claim that the shadows are not true objects only angered the men. They ask him to name the shadows to determine that he is in fit mental condition. However, after failing, the men sentence him to