Response to Plato's "Allegory of the Cave"

I think what Socrates meant when he was quoting Homer is that the slaves that were in the cave didn't really have a reality to what was the real world. All they were able to make of anything was when people were passing by the walkway with their items and mumbling so then the slaves would think that's what the objects sound was. They didn't really think there was more to what they saw and if there was anything more, they thought it was bad. So to be a servant to the poor masters, there isn't more they would have to do to themselves than what they are already doing, which is being chained up looking at their own reflection. I would have to disagree with Socrates intended philosophy because there could be so much more out there for people to be able to experience. If you were stuck in a place, working for the same person for the rest of your life, then that wouldn't necessarily be reality. It would be to them, but to the outside world, there's more to see, feel, taste, and touch. They could be more than just a slave to a poor master, they could be their own master and rich. It's better to know what other realities could be out there.