Thinking Outside of the Box

Plato illustrates our mental limitations by using an allegory.  He makes humanity seem like they are in this dark cave that is filled with lies and we are chained inside this cave.  We are unable to break free unless we find this new way of thinking that can break the chains to reveal the true world.  He shows that we are responsible for our way of thinking and that we need to break free for ourselves.  Sartre shows our limitations by isolating people in a room.  He expresses his story through dialogue of different characters that are trapped in this room and want to leave.  We learn that they are in hell for various sins each committed.  With Sartre we see that we need to learn through each other.  We must be able to change and connect with one another.  Without one another, we will be stuck in only one way of thinking without learning what others think or feel which is the true hell.