A lot of people take freedom for granted. Some might not even realize that they have freedom! But freedom is not something you get, you have to work for it. You have to put a lot of components and time into gaining freedom. Freedom is a privilege that you have to work for. Freedom requires trust. In The Giver, Rosemary requested release, which led to all the memories she had being released to the community, on Jonas’s rules, they claimed you may not request release so it wouldn’t happen again. This shows that the community of elders trusted Rosemary to not request but she did so, they took the freedom away from Jonas. Which also shows that Another example is a quote from A Universal Paradox, “You are free to choose but you are not free from the consequence of your choice.” Therefore, it explains how everyone is trusting you to make the right choice, but if you make the incorrect one you will have to deal with the consequence of your action. Likewise, in the short story, “Harrison Bergeron”, by Kurt Vonnegut, it says “Harrison Bergeron just escaped jail, held suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government.” (Vonnegut, pg 3) …show more content…
“Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, humans are incapable of knowing their rights.” -Benjamin Rush. This shows that if humans did not have the knowledge, they would not know what is right or wrong. Another reason is in The Giver, they do not have any knowledge of the past which is why they don’t have a lot of freedom. Which explains how if they had knowledge of the past, they would know not to do the wrong things so everyone would be safe. In The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, Haymitch tells Katniss and Peeta how he survived in The Hunger Games. Which shows how his knowledge enabled Peeta and Katniss to succeed and survive, be