Soul and the City

Socrates believes cities arise because no one is self-sufficient and everyone has a certain skill to contribute to help each other survive. He compares it to a soul because no soul can thrive alone without engaging in another. I believe “the city of utmost necessity” symbolizes justice and when the luxury items are introduced by Glaucon the injustice becomes visible. Individuals begin to try to be better than the other, making the city and the soul suffer. The soul strives for what it needs which are the just characteristics but when they all are met the soul starts to look for more. When the people of the community start becoming greedy and prideful it can lead to war. War for the soul is an evaluation of what are just actions and what are unjust actions and which ones make the soul content.