In Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” Socrates__is trying to explain to Glaucon what it is to be a philosopher, some one who is persistently trying to gain knowledge and wisdom._Socrates is also informing him the affects you can endure being a philosopher such as, ignorant people who despise those who seek knowledge and say they are weird. As Socrates  being wise he expected the fact that he is a weird/geek because in order to gain wisdom  you must be able to except facts. If you cant accept facts that means you are ignorant to deny what you are. You can not be wise denying reality so he is what he is a philosopher_etc. [Write your summary of what goes on, explaining the main points. Check the Summary Evaluation Checklist to make sure you are fulfilling all elements of a summary. Underline Plato's thesis]

My Place in the Cave
My place in the cave is that i am walking to the light towards the end of the cave, because i am not fully there but i am getting there. I say this because i graduated from high school which is a critical step because not many people get the opportunity to graduate from high school. When i was in high school I faced many challenges such as bad friends, wrong place wrong time , laziness, and ignorance. Through it all i had to make choices did i want to stay in high school, or change my act , go to class study , and take care of my business. Many people graduated with out a hassle but me i am proud of me graduating because of the obstacles i had to face. When i graduate college i plan to be a professor just like Socrates so i can demonstrate wisdom to those who where dealt a wrong hand, and encourage them to seek wisdom instead of remaining chained in the dark seeking help. When i get to that point in my life that i am a professor i can say i have escaped the cave and came back to help those stuck in the cave by granting them wisdom. If i succeed in helping these young gain wisdom and become wise i can say i have surpassed my expectations, because i saved my self then i also helped the young save them selves.