The Allegory Of The Cave, By M. Scott Peck Essay - 1592 Words

Sharmili Lakshmanan Dr. Mary Margaret Lobb HUMN 1301 September 26, 2016 The True Reality â€Å"Choosing a Map for Life,† by M. Scott Peck, â€Å"The Allegory of the Cave,† by Plato, â€Å"The Truman Show† and â€Å"Salvation† by Langston Hughes describe the views and perspective of the reality in our world. We have to get out, discover the world around and revise it. By setting up a map or goal and revising it in the world, will make us to control our perceptions and draw close to the reality. In the article â€Å"Choosing a Map for Life†, Scott Peck says about the accurate map will guide us to reach our goal in reality. He says that An accurate map provides solid guidance, but an incorrect map causes people to lose their way (Peck, 18). The more we get stronger about the reality, the more we will learn, achieve and understand this world. Peck also says that The more clearly we see the reality of the world, the better equipped we are to deal with the world(Peck, 19). He says that people tend to ignore the reality because it is painful and the people’s views are narrow and misleading. I think it’s true because by facing the reality, we get the experience and that helps us to differentiate the truth and fake. And also make us know who we are, what we can do in the future to make us reach our goal. In addition, Peck stated that â€Å"we have to continually revise them.The world itself is constantly changing.†(Peck,19) the world is keep changing, we have to make changes inShow MoreRelatedChoosing A Map For Life By M. Scott Peck1213 Words   |  5 PagesLobb HUMN 1301.04 September 21, 2015 Our reality â€Å"Choosing a Map for Life,† by M. Scott Peck, â€Å"The Allegory of the Cave,† by Plato, The Truman Show and â€Å"Salvation† by Langston Hughes describe the true reality in our world. They make us think about wherever that is true or false. Also, in order to find the truth, we have to get out, discover the world around and revise it. In the article â€Å"Choosing a Map for Life†, Scott Peck compares each person’s view and reality to a map—which is used to guide us through