"The Alegory of the Cave", the Fear of the Unknown and the Hero in Literature

Here are a few sites that discuss "The Alegory of the Cave":

http://www.bachelorandmaster.com/creationofknowledge/allegory-of-the-cave.html

http://platophilosopher.pbworks.com/w/page/17201867/Analysis%20of%20the%20Allegory%20of%20the%20Cave






Human's Fear of the Unknown:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200305/why-we-fear-the-unknown

http://convocation.wfu.edu/senior-orations/the-fear-we-do-not-understand/

http://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/30/nyregion/things-people-choose-fear-usually-they-are-unknown-uncontrolled-not-near.html

The Truman Show:

http://www.transparencynow.com/truman.htm

http://www.scandalon.co.uk/philosophy/plato_cave.htm

These links discuss the role of heroes in literature:

http://athome.harvard.edu/programs/nagy/threads/concept_of_hero.html

http://oldlaney.peralta.edu/apps/comm.asp?Q=30570
(JUST CLICK CANCEL WHEN THEY ASK FOR A PASSWORD)

http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/submitted/dillon/education_plato_republic.html