So, my fellow Honors students. In but 8 days, it will be a day, that to most people, isn't so significant. But if you have ever stood for something, an idea, a belief, it should mean alot to you. in but 8 days it will be November the 5th. And, so I figure that it is time to bring in my annual V for Vendetta reference. And yes. It applied to Plato.
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".....artists use lies to tell the truth, while politicians use them to cover the truth up"
This line was delivered by Evey in the movie V for Vendetta. I think it illustrates the content of book 3 of The republic.
They talk about the stories, and what the stories try to accomplish.
When you write a story, you have something to say(unless you're writing stupid teenage vampire/werewolf/lovetriangle stories)(That was for you, Brandon). You use stories to make a point. Plato speaks about the stories that the Greek culture was built about, and what they really mean, and if they should be changed. For instance, he talks about how Hades should not be made out to be a bad place, so that men do not fear death. Plato very clearly shows that he understands the power of a story. A symbol. A symbol that represents and Idea.....and Ideas, Mr. Creedy, are bullet proof.
Three things:
ReplyDelete1. This post made me smile.
2. I have still never seen that movie.
3. Your pop-culture shout-out to Brandon was amazing.
And one more, so, ok, four things:
4. Stories are powerful things.
I looooooove this movie ^.^!!
ReplyDeleteI agree that stories can be very powerful. But Plato talks about how heroes should never be presented as fearing death or engaging in violent laughter because they should be shown as honest. But isn't that just lying? You know that those heroes are scared! How could they not be?
Well maybe he wants everyone to think that they aren't scared, so no one else will be?