ConfusionConfusion afflicts everyone in the world. Everyday people are subject to struggles that make them confused and allow them to not fully grasp what the world has to offer. Confusion simply put is "impaired orientation to time, place, or person; a disturbed state of mind." Having said this it is clear that many things are susceptible to confusion and being confused. When you read Plato you can't help but be confused, some confused about the general meaning, some confused about the actual wording. In any case, Plato is a difficult book to follow, and the way it is written certainly makes it much more confusing. But what is confusion? It's just something we need to understand something, if there was no confusion would we ever learn anything? Are we confused because we don't want to learn? Is it just that the brain can't always grasp different issues or topics? In the case of Plato I believe that for better understanding it is necessary to be confused to truly understand what the true meaning of the book is, and through reading, reflection and help I believe one can fully understand Plato in his fullness. “We speak of carrying and we speak of being carried, of leading and being led, of seeing and being seen” (Plato 437). Such a sentence can definitely cause a lot of problematic situations for readers because of the way it is worded and it really makes it much more difficult for the brain to assimilate it, than if it were very simply worded and did not require much thought. This I think is what makes Plato sink in best, because if one has to look back and reread a certain part several times, it will only make it easier to understand and understand for a future reading. I believe that in my case the high levels of confusion led me to look back and read it several times, and also to ask more questions about the book, thus giving me a much better perspective and understanding of the text. This makes confusion a very useful tool for better understanding a text. While the confusion is not intentional, it is unintentional, and in Plato's case a lot of confusion can be found and from that confusion a lot of understanding can be gained. We don't intentionally confuse ourselves, I don't think that's possible for anyone. intentionally get confused if they already know the material.