Plato uses Socrates and Glaucon as the speakers in his allegory because philosophers where the beacon which knowledge shown through in Ancient Greek society. Its message is still applicable today, though, because the underlying theme is government, and more specifically, democracy. Plato believed that the educated people should make sure that the leaders in government were educated so that they could make wise decisions. Ancient Greece had a government very similar to modern-day America, which is why Allegory of the Cave is still studied today.
Plato organized the allegory as dialogue between Socrates and his student Glaucon. Plato used the dialogue to establish logos. Glaucon agrees with the conclusions that Socrates draws, so the audience sees that since two educated people share the same opinions, so should they. I think that this organizational strategy is effective because Glaucon mimics the audience's reactions. I found that the dialogue made the allegory easier to understand because it broke it up into pieces instead of just one long story. The genre of Allegory of the Cave, by Plato, is allegory, informational.
Works Cited:
"Allegory of the Cave." The Republic. Vol. Book VII, 514a-521b. Web. 2 Sept. 2015.
Plato organized the allegory as dialogue between Socrates and his student Glaucon. Plato used the dialogue to establish logos. Glaucon agrees with the conclusions that Socrates draws, so the audience sees that since two educated people share the same opinions, so should they. I think that this organizational strategy is effective because Glaucon mimics the audience's reactions. I found that the dialogue made the allegory easier to understand because it broke it up into pieces instead of just one long story. The genre of Allegory of the Cave, by Plato, is allegory, informational.
Works Cited:
"Allegory of the Cave." The Republic. Vol. Book VII, 514a-521b. Web. 2 Sept. 2015.