This general assertion made by Plato is that he want us to know if we are in a questioning state of being awake, or asleep , or at the same time. More specifically, he suggested that in this day, if its true that we are truly, 100% awake, just enough where the mind and the body interact with another living being. And also present that as we sleep, we are in the unconscious state, where we do nothing, but generate pictures in our minds.
His entire quote wants us to question the state of our mind, that if we are in the awake state, typing this analysis as we go, but deep down, we are asleep. It feels like that we experienced it, but didn't seem to noticed the phenomena over time.
This passage is supported by Plato's use of rhetorical questioning. His entire quote is a question, where we ponder that if we are awake or asleep. But then, if we are both asleep and and awake, then we got a paradox out of reasoning. By using rhetorical questioning, he wants the audience to figure it out, and prove it that we are in the state we know today.
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