Jonathan Livingston Seagull And The Myth Of The Cave

Allegory is a story, poem or a picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. Typically a moral or political one. Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach and â€Å"The Myth of The Cave† by Plato are very similar in the as aspect of the interpretation of life. The actions were most inspirational to me, and more comparable. In Jonathan Livingston Seagull, the actions are Jonathan being cast out of the flock, finding there is more to the life of a seagull, and leaving his impact on other seagulls. In comparison to â€Å"The Myth of The Cave†, there are similar actions. The prisoners attempt to explain the outside world, the prisoner being let loose of his chains, and when the prisoner left for good to start his life beyond the cave. The book and the story have characteristics in common, in that the characters both leave their familiar surroundings to find a better way of living. The first action is Jonathan being sent out of the flock, and labeled an outcast. Compared to the prisoner being laughed at for trying to explain the outside world to the other prisoners. In Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Jonathan finds himself spending a lot of his time alone, away from the flock. Instead of surviving day to day, looking for scraps, living a long meaningful life, he longs to be different. His priority isn’t eating like the elder gull lectures about, it is flying. To learn to fly faster, higher than ever before. Due to his actions he is sent out of the flock, to be an outcast atShow MoreRelatedJonathan Livingston Seagull, By Richard Bach And The Mystic Of The Cave883 Words   |  4 PagesThe story of â€Å"Jonathan Livingston Seagull† by Richard Bach and â€Å"The Mystic of the Cave† from The Republic by Plato are two stories that are an allegory about morals. An allegory is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden mea ning about a moral, politics or religious meaning. Jonathan Seagull tries to get the other seagulls to concentrate more on flying and the prisoner tries to get the other prisoners to be open minded and get them out of the den. Will these two be successful