Plato's Myth of the Cave

The people in F451 are like the men in the cave in Plato's Myth of the Cave. Both of these poeple are not enlightened and don't see the world as it really is. The main population in F451 are told not to think about things, they are only supposed to absorb and consume things. To think about things might make them realize something more than themselves annd make them unhappy. It is easier to stay secure and ignorant than find true knowledge.

In Plato's "Myth of the Cave", when the men leave the cave and are enlightened, it is difficult for them to take it all in at first. They need to look at the shadows after looking at the sun so their eyes can adjust. When they go back to the cave and tell others of what they have seen, the others don't want to hear it. They want to stay in the security of their shadows. The population of F451 wants to stay secure too, they don't to be enlightened, they want to be happy.

So what do you think? Agree or disagree? Want to add? (Btw Brittany, can I edit this later? I think I said "thing" too much.)

Discussion 1 - Are We Happy?

Hey, it's Brittany! Ok, so to get this started off, I thought we should talk about the connection between Clarisse's question of Guy being happy and us.

Personally, I really like Clarisse, she has an interesting character... but a lot of what she says about their society, may slowly become like our society. But I'm getting away from the question I originally wanted to ask and discuss.

Clarisse asks Guy a really simple question that changes his whole perspective. She asks, "Are you happy?"
So, I was wondering, as individuals, are we happy? Are we happy as a society? Why are we or are we not happy?

Intro Blog... thing

Hey people!!! Ok, here's the start of our blog thing for Psych thru Lit. This is the intro to our new blog! YAY! :D
By the way, I'm going to allow anyone to reply, just be sure that you mention who you are in your post so that it can be composed all nice and neat when we have to turn in the papers and stuff. Or, if you guys want, we could all have our specific posting colors. Either way is fine with me.

By the way, I'm Brittany, and when I send out the link for the blog page itself, I'll give you the username and password for this account so anyone can post a topic for the other check out dates. Also, feel free to post a topic if you have something that you want to discuss regarding to the assignment :]

Also, like I said in the description, I'm thinking we should have a group name... any suggestions?