So it's nearly 5am and I havn't slept, obviously the best thing to do at this time is to study so Plato theories...
Reading through a Journal Article from Platform: Journal of Media and Communication titled The Mythic Element of Mass Media and Its Relation to Plato's Cave.
I was recommended to do a non-literal interpretation of the allegory, and reading this article has made me begin to think about what I want different aspects of the cave to represent.
The Prisoners: The public/consumers. This can't really be anything else, it needs to be the general public who consume media on a daily basis in order to be immersed in the illusion it provides.
The Cave: Contains the "illusionary" reality, Global Media Village?
Shadows on Walls: Images on TV, Internet, Magazines, Newspapers?
Puppeteers: Media Moguls? Polititians?
Outside the Cave: True reality that the media doesn't depict.
Perhaps the narrative should focus on a man trying to break others free from the illusion? Still all theoretical at this point.
I feel using the TV could be a good contrast to watching shadows on walls as much of the time people sit in front of it as if chained and unquestioningly accept what it tells them.
More to come when I've thought about this more.
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