At the end of his allegory Plato says the journey up to the sunlight represents the mind acquiring knowledge. What does the sunlight represent? What does the darkness of the cave represent? What do...

At the end of his allegory Plato says the journey up to the sunlight represents the mind acquiring knowledge. What does the sunlight represent? What does the darkness of the cave represent? What do the shadows on the wall of the dark cave represent? Who do the people who stay in the darkness of the cave represent? Who does the person who guides the prisoner out of the dark cave represent? Read the allegory again and indicate what you think other things in the Allegory are supposed to represent.