As Ann petry describes the meaning of freedom to Harriet Tubman she states, “... freedom meant more than the right of change jobs at will, more than the right to keep the money one has earned…” These are some of the freedoms that were stripped away from the Slaves or African Americans during the time period in which Harriet Tubman lived in. A definition of freedom is, “the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.” All of the things that have been defined in the quote have been and were stipped from Harriet and other runaway slave who sought for freedom. Personally the thought of freedom has always been difficult to understand because no one can truly be free as long as regulations and order are in