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The Theme of Freedom
Analytical Essay # 66381
The Theme of Freedom
This paper compares the novels Charles Johnson's, "Middle Passage" and Contrast John Fowles' "The French Lieutenants' Women", both of which contain the themes of freedom and slavery.
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2005
Paper Summary:
This paper explains that Charles Johnson in "Middle Passage" tells the story of what it was like to be a freed slave in nineteenth century New Orleans from the unique point-of-view African-American; whereas, John Fowles, in "French Lieutenant's Women", examines the notion of freedom from the point-of-view of an ex-slave instead of an English gentleman. The author points out that, in both the New Orleans and British societies, every character is enslaved by their own social ladder because they can move only so far up and down. The paper concludes that the same condition is true today because all people are slaves bound by bigotry to their social, economic or racial class, which defines the roles of their class thus limiting their freedom.From the Paper:
"Charles begins to understand what freedom truly is chapter 45: "But above all it seemed to set Charles a choice; and while one part of him hated having to choose. . .we know that another part of him felt intolerably excited by the moment of choice. He had no existential terminology; but what he felt was really a very clear case of the anxiety of freedom--that is, the realization that one is free and the realization that being free is a situation of terror (267)." Until this point, Charles has always believed he was free. He now realizes that freedom involves choice. A free man gets to choose the path he/she wishes to follow in life. Charles is not free, because he is confined by the rules of his nobility. He does not have a choice. The rules decide for him. Charles recognizes this further in chapter 58: "When he had his great vision freed from his age, his ancestry and class and country, he had not realized how much the freedom was embodied in Sarah (335).""More papers on The Theme of Freedom:
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The Theme of Freedom (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-The-Theme-of-Freedom/66381
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"The Theme of Freedom" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-The-Theme-of-Freedom/66381>
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