Thinking outside the Box

Plato describes human beings as being chained because they aren't aware of their surroundings and likewise choose not to discover what is beyond eyesight,without seeing the pure object or thing. He emphasizes that we choose to see that and not the reality of things. In which we choose to believe what we see without questioning it. Sarte as well describes human's limitations almost in the same way as Plato. He believes that humans dont try to look for a way out of their situation and solemly accept what they have been put to. They believe what they see and hear.Along with believing what others have said and done. A solution to our limitations is to discover that which is beyond what we see and never to trust that what we see is our reality.

The main theme of Plato's article was about the cave being the barrier between the reality and allusions. The cave to them were the shackles that hadn't yet been broken. While the objects were the shacles to them and not themselves or their actions. They had no consequences because they only knew what they saw and weren't aware of what was out there. Those who did escape saw reality and were disgusted to see what they had been living before. Many however couldn't escape not only because they didn't know about their surroundings but because they had no goal or aspiration of reaching beyond.

In contrast with Plato Sarte's theme was that other people made one's barrier. The people whom surround you are the ones who make your hell without the help of tools or such things as Dante's inferno. Garcin was in peace with his surroundings and thought he had brought upon himself thus actions,however he soon realized that his hell would be the others with him. These people showed reflections of who Garcin was and his actions that had brought him to the consequences. Many knew that had no way of escaping and were aware that their own actions had brought them to their hell.

Both Plato and Sarte had the same theme but with two very distinct barriers. Plato's barrier was the person not being able to see reality or reach beyond that. Unlike Sarte whos barrier were other people who created ones hell.