Summary of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” is a metaphysical allegory presented in Book VII of his work “The Republic.” In this allegory, Plato describes a group of people who have been imprisoned in a cave.Cave: Represents the world of appearances and the physical realm, where most people live without questioning reality.The Sun: Stands for the Form of the Good, the ultimate reality or truth in Plato’s philosophy.They are living like  a cave and trying to survive. The prisoners are tied to some rocks, their arms and legs are bound and their head is tied so that they cannot look at anything but the stonewall in front of them.So, imagine that you are one of the prisoners. You cannot look at anything behind or to the side of you – you must look at the wall in front of you.