"There is more than one kind of freedom... 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." (23)
In the days of anarchy, people were given the freedom to do things; America was a free country. Similar to the slogan in 1984, that "Freedom is Slavery", the Gilean government that Atwood created believes that by limiting everything in a human's life, they are giving the people freedom from things. Such as, for a Handmaid, freedom from the colonies. Without being too brought to the surface of attention, it is interesting to note that the system also gives women freedom from caring about looks, knowing how to read or even have a job or get an education. Although seemingly a loss compared to the way things once were, Aunt Lydia sees the value in it and reassures all of the Handmaids.
Orwell, George, 1984, Secker & Warburg, London.
I'd really like to sit down with you and conference with you about your concordances because I think I can help with the wording -- it's making it tough to follow.
ReplyDelete"There is more than one kind of freedom... 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." (23)
ReplyDeleteIn the days of anarchy, people were given the freedom to do things. In America, people had freedom of speech. Similar to the slogan in 1984 that "Freedom is Slavery", the Gilean government that Atwood created believes that by limiting certain aspects in a human's life, they are giving the people freedom from things, and taking away their freedom to. Such as, for a Handmaid, freedom from the colonies. Without being too prevailing, the system also gives women freedom from caring about looks, knowing how to read or even have a job or get an education. Aunt Lydia sees the value in it and reassures all of the Handmaids.
Orwell, George, 1984, Secker & Warburg, London.