This paper discusses the journey from darkness to light of characters in the film, Dave, in terms of how their journeys were similar or different, and in what sense they were in the symbolic cave of Plato's analogy. The content also includes consideration of whether there is any point in a character's development when he or she rejects or adopts Machiavellian tactics, and how that decision affects the character's development. 5 pgs. 4 f/c. 5b.
