How the Matrix fits the monomyth?

Neo went through the three main stages as in the hero’s journey.

Departure — Neo was asked to follow his computer’s instruction for follow a white rabbit. When he saw a white rabbit tattoo on Dujour’s shoulder, he choose to accept the call to adventure.

Initiation —Neo was bring to a training in a virtual reality room this is because they want to discover his talent to become The One.  Then, he endures hardship together with Morpheus, Trinity and other crew members. After a long time of fighting with the Agent, Neo sees everything around him as the matrix code. He realizes that he is The One, the saviour of the world.

Return — Neo wakes up from the world of Matrix. He saved the world successfully and in his speech at the end, he shows the determination to pass on the freedom to everyone in the world.

How The Matrix fits Plato’s Allegory of the Cave?

In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, the captives can only see the shadows reflected on the wall and they believe the shadows are real objects.

In the Matrix, people live in an unreal world and carry out their daily activities as usual which they believe is reality.

Both the Matrix and Plato’s Allegory of the Cave show the innocence of humankind and the unwillingness to accept the truth behind the “reality” that they believed.

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Reference:
         Chris Richardson. (2012, July 23). The Matrix as the Hero's Journey. Retrieved from 

     http://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1507 

Plato's Allegory of the Cave -The Matrix and The Truman Show. (n.d.). Retrieved July 23, 2012, from http://Plato's Allegory of the Cave -The Matrix and The Truman Show-