Essay GuidelinesLocate the key theme in Plato’s Republic Book VII (the cave allegory)Explore that work’s meaning and significanceHave a unifying, argumentative and debatable thesisThesis should be based on education useOriginal interpretation of particular passagesClosely engaging with literary language and form, while regularly interpretinga passages as evidence for your larger claimsUse the additional outside source (integrating teaching styles) to back up thesis
