The Philosophical Themes Of The Truman Show

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Section One
The Truman Show is a film centered on the life of Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey). Born to a mother who did not want him, Truman Burbank was legally adopted by a major television network at the time of his birth. Truman unwittingly is the star of a television show. is the story of his life; now a 29 year old insurance salesman, residing in the town of Seahaven. Ever since Truman was born his life has been filmed and broadcasted for an audience twenty four hours a day. Everything that he has grown to believe is his life: his family, marriage and friends—were scripted by the creators of the show. Essentially every word that has been spoken to Truman has been a lie. Everything in his life is full of actors and actress working from a script. Truman is the only real person starring in his show. This is a fact acknowledged by the creator Cristof in the opening seen as he describes the appeal of the show to its audience, “while …show more content…

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, accepts that the there are two worlds, and that there is a difference between reality and illusion. The prisoners in Plato’s cave, were content with accepting what was presented to them as reality. As the one prisoner was able to gain more knowledge of the world he was able to accept that the ideas presented to him where not actually reality. Plato’s concept relates to the idea that without knowledge we will forever be trapped in a “cave”. Everything that is presented in life is not always reality. The more knowledge that people acquire the more truth that they are able to see. The world presents itself in two ways and as humans we must be able to decipher between what is real and what is not. Plato’s Allegory of the cave explains how as the prisoner evolved and was able to see a higher level of reality, he would not be able to become accustomed to the life that he once

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