I do not entirely agree with Plato in that once that person has escaped then they will do anything to never go back. I believe that some people will strive to hold on to what they have known in the past because if they do not, their whole world can come crumbling down. When the prisoner comes out from the cave, he is told that their whole world before was a lie. Plato says that, “Will he not fancy that the shadows which he formerly saw are truer than the objects which are now shown to him?”. It does not matter that what they have seen their entire lives is a lie because they will still believe in it because it is all they have known. They will be confused, not knowing which is reality and which is fantasy, but will probably go with what they have believed their entire lives because it is better than facing the fact that what they believed in was a lie. The people were safe in the cave and lived in a boring world where they were spoon-fed whatever their captors felt like but facing the real world where bad things happen could make them want to go back to where they felt safe even if it was a lie. On the other hand, some people may be ready to embrace the new world and feel liberated at being free. They could be braver and have more of need to discover on their own, to figure out fact from fiction. Reality can be harsh but also freeing. I believe that it depends on what the type of person is being let out. The thoughts and behavior of a human is not a specific science and everyone has different reactions. Sure, what Plato says could happen but there is also a possibility that it would not. I believe this is the relationship between truth and reality because the reality is that not everyone can handle the truth and that truth is not always found in reality.
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