The Allegory of the Cave illustrated the effects of education on the human soul without criticizing female gender roles. Through the stages of the cave, the three stages of the metals are implemented and the philosopher kings are said to be rulers and achieve the Form of Good according to Plato. The allegory began with a group of prisoners who had been living in this cave for some time. They are facing a wall while chained to rocks, behind them is a fire and behind that fire were statues that were being moved by people. On the walls that the prisoners faced, they see the shadows of trees, women and horses and make up stories based on the shadows that they considered real. These prisoners represent the working or producing class of the Kallipolos. A random prisoner was released from the bonds and turned towards the fire, after momentary confusion the prisoner saw the fire and the statues. The prisoner noticed things that were more real than the shadows that had always been considered reality, how fire and statues came together to create shadows that were copies of real things. Then this prisoner was dragged out of the cave to the outside world and after adjusting his eyes, the prisoner saw the shadows, the reflections, then noticed the trees, flowers and houses. The prisoner realizes how the statues are just copies of real things outside the cave. This stage of the prisoner's journey was considered the auxiliary class. The prisoner saw the forms for the first time. Finally, when the prisoner's eyes fully adjusted to the light, he looked up and understood that the sun was the cause of everything around him, the colors and life he was looking at. The sun represents the Form of Good. This was the final stage of the metals and was the ruling class (517b-519b). These