Blog 8: Summary of"the red pill or the blue pill"

   In "The Red Pill or The Blue Pill" Christine Cornell and Patrick Malcomson present common points shared by Neo from the film The Matrix and Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.  The red pill or the blue pill in The Matrix and the drink and the cake in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland are similar points to both protagonist because they help them reach the other side.  However, the authors say that Alice's story only matches the beginning of Neo's adventure tu find the truth.  A great number of readers associates Neo's awakening with " The Allegory of The Cave'" by Socrates in Plato book The Republic.  As pointed out by Socrates, it is not an easy task to get used to the truth and to share it to others. For Neo, the reality hurted his eyes and he was i some point sick because he couldn't believe the reality.  The only difference between both The Matrix and Socrates's allegory of the cave is the appearance they give to the reality. The authors adds that the red pill or the blue pill were indispensable tools to Neo's quest because it said him free and allow him to set apart truth form lie.  The authors conclude with John Stuart mill, a philosopher wrote about the question why people need to know the truth and concluded that it is better to be n human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied.