In daily life, one struggles to keep the mask that conceals our flaws on, as well as live peacefully with others. “Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization.” The aforementioned quote from Charles Lindbergh as well as the excerpt Lord Monboddo and the Savage Girl both support this belief. When one imagines a place with no one else, they are not afraid to act as their true self. However in the real world, with other people, nobody can act this way. All humans fear judgement. The nature of some people also makes it impossible to live freely, as they can be oppressive. When we are in an environment with those we fear will judge us, we put our mask back on, and make an effort to keep it on. The goal is to meet the incredibly unreasonable standards of society, and anything below is unacceptable. If one were to meet the standards, they would be, put simply, not human. However, as impossible as it is to meet them, human nature pursues acceptance. In the excerpt Lord Monboddo and the Savage Girl, Memmie’s savagery is a metaphor for who …show more content…
However, flaws are still a part a one’s true identity. When one is covering up and denying their flaws, they are denying themselves their right to express themselves freely. As Charles Lindbergh once said, “Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization.” This means that when a person is in a place free of judgement, a place where the mask concealing their flaws can finally be removed, they are finally free. When our flaws come out, our true selves come out. In the story of Lord Monboddo and the Savage Girl, Memmie is taken out to hunt with the queen, and once she was “Out in the countryside again, she was her old self.” (Page 60) This quote from the story directly relates to the idea of freedom found in the wilderness. In both elements, there is a common theme of freedom, and the return of original