Last class we had read a paper on Plato's description of an ideal society and compared the the society he lived in now, which opened the eyes of the listener and made him and pushed him far out of his comfort zone and made him think. This is a scenario that has echoed throughout history, literature and cinematography (and a few video games too.) The idea that finding out the world you live in is much more larger than you have thought and more possibilities that leave you daring to find out. But once you discover them it can possibly change how you view everything.
Examples in literature are in JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings, with characters Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins. Both characters were average hobbits whose lives changed by one simple invitation, left their home The Shire, and by the time they returned they were not the same. Some critics say they were left in a state of trauma.
Their movie adoptions portray this just the same, however the movie trilogy of Lord of The Rings made a better illustration of the theme than its more recent prequel trilogy.
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