Write a critical thinking on the story of a Good Brahmin and explain what conclusion does the narrator arrive at?
Who are the prisoners? Why are they chained?
What does it symbolize? What are the shadows?
In you view, who is the prisoner that is freed? What does his pain represent?
What does the fire represent?
What is Plato saying in this allegory? How is it important for us as critical thinkers?
Questions: Story of a Good Brahmin
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What is the Brahmin distressed about?
Why is he in despair?
Who is the old woman and what does her happiness mean?
Why is it that we do not choose to be stupid if happiness can be gained?
What conclusion does the narrator arrive at? Do you see any parallels with the Myth of the Cave?
