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Matrix And Sophie's World: The Matrix

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Eduardo Mohler

Write a one-page double-spaced reflection on:1. the meaning and symbolism you see in the Matrix.(not what you googled!) 2. any connections you see to Sophie's World

In the movie “The Matrix”, life as we know it takes place inside a computerized system known as the Matrix. We learn that in reality, humans are being farmed for energy and food by advanced Artificial Intelligence which at some point, took over the human race. Humans, unaware of this, live their entire lives asleep in a capsule, perceiving what they think is reality through the computer program. Neo, the protagonist, supported by a crew of “enlightened” crew members, must fight to overthrow the Matrix. From a philosophical point of view, the Matrix introduces the

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