Freedom from Fear

about having such control. Now we walk along the same street, in red pairs, and no man shouts obscenities at us, speaks to us, touches us. No one whistles. There is more than one kind of freedom, said Aunt Lydia. Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of anarchy, it was freedom to. Now you are being given freedom from. Don’t underrate it.” (24) The Handmaid’s Tale takes place in a dystopia, Gilead, where women are reduced to nothing more than Handmaids (surrogates), Marthas (maids), and Wives (housewives)

The famous Garden State with its rich and varied heritage and agriculture is today home of the Liberty State Park. From there one has a good view of Liberty Island, the location of the Statue of Liberty, symbol of freedom and everything America represents to the rest of the world. New Jersey, described as a place, where slaves live yet it is supposedly a place of copious opportunities. Therefore, the role of America, especially the role of New Jersey, is not only controversial but also relatively

characters with unusual circumstances; as they both show humans as a society are all running from something, but it might just take something unusual to figure out what it is. All that children want to do is grow up. No person likes to go through the pecking order or be told to do this and not do that. In Lord of the Flies Golding is able to portray the boundary of freedom being broken. The boys “freedom” is something for them to celebrate. “This is our island. It’s a good island. Until the grownups

focused in my writing are Freedom, Dehumanization and Father-Son relationship. Freedom is displayed in the News Article as the Jews lost their possessions one by one, the they were separated in the camp and lost their life and finally many of them even lost their life. The hope that either the Allies or God will save them, kept them going. Freedom was deliberately taken away from the Jews and they were confined under the S.S. Officers. The confinement and freedom stripped way from the Jews resulted in

scene this motif is used as a homage and also as an expression of truth, as the loyalty of the students to Keating and the growth of character that the boys experience, able to regain their individuality despite being emotionally restrained by the fear they have to the institution that is their

Massachusetts. During the year, 1692, people were fearful of witchcraft and the main characters, Abigail and her sister, Dorothy were just two of the many unfortunates who were accused. Throughout this novel Abigail and many others learn to not let fear take over your actions, especially because those actions can really hurt others. This is the theme of the novel and it sends a powerful message that can apply to everyone. This theme can be seen through the setting, plot, and characters throughout

gives the other boys more freedom to do as they please, unlike Ralph, who was very strict in telling the others to stay on task. Due to these traits that Jack exhibits in The Lord of the Flies, we discover that leaders who are the most triumphant in manipulating the ones they rule over have no mercy, lead to cause a revision in

of the inequalities that emerged following the beginning of civil society and man’s separation from his natural state. Furthermore, the Social Contract justifies forcing citizens into freedom in large part due to man’s tendency towards vices such as cowardice and greed. By forcing citizens into an agreement where they must be free, Rousseau aims to prevent individuals from foolishly selling their freedom for short-lived advantages and requires that they participate in their own liberty through the

subjects in order for it to thrive. George Orwell’s novel, 1984, illustrates a futuristic dystopia that induces fear within its people to obtain utter sovereignty. Winston Smith, the protagonist, strives to escape from the oppressive government—essentially the Party. The Party forces its subjects to accept anything it commands and to believe anything it says. The national slogan “War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength.” brainwashes the residents of Oceania in order for the Party to achieve

One of the things that stand out in in Anthem is the little amount of freedoms they have. The society has been completely turned on its head every little thing they do in life is dictated and controlled down to who they can like. They aren't even allowed to be taller or different looking from their brothers. One of the freedoms missing that stands out to me is the freedom of speech. For people here in America, the freedom of speech is something we all take for granted and don't think about all that