George Orwell, in his suspenseful dystopian novel 1984, once noted, “freedom is slavery.” Although it may sound paradoxical, when one delves deeper into Orwell’s thinking, logic arises behind the statement. Freedom, constantly sought after, describes a state of being many people desire. Relying on one’s location, mindset, and personal experiences, freedom, defined by the Oxford Dictionary, describes “the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants;” however, freedom’s definition reshapes itself depending on the person— for children, playing outside, for teenagers, hanging out with friends, and for adults, surviving. Despite the many contrasts, one concept holds true; inevitable is the struggle for freedom. People will always remain
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Consequently, the birth of America itself derived from a battle for independence, and eventually, the American Revolution established liberty. Similarly, Martin Luther King Jr., prominent civil rights activist, and thousands of others led nonviolent protests to “create such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue” (3). As a result, civil rights activists on the thousands heroically demonstrated throughout the 1960s and achieved their goal with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, putting an end to segregation, which ultimately benefited oppressed African Americans. Their courageous and unwavering protests played a role in how society shaped itself as time progressed. In contrast, the oppression of one’s rights caused a fight to protect the rights established by the government. As portrayed in the precedential Supreme Court case ruling Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District (1969), valiant students “wore black armbands to protest the war in Vietnam” and when “school …show more content…
Freedom will never be gently placed in the palms of one’s toiled hands, but one must never cease the struggle to attain autonomy. If the struggle for freedom perishes, injustice will prevail, spreading wild like a forest fire, and become the status quo. One must acknowledge that the path towards freedom is not smooth. No, the path towards freedom is cracked like broken glass, plagued with adversity, and ragged like towering mountains. Those who persevere, those who are brave, and those who recognize the turmoil ahead will arrive to their coveted destination in the end. As Orwell penned, “freedom is slavery,” while this statement perplexes the mind, “freedom is slavery” holds a fountain of truth behind its bombastic appearance. Ensnaring people into a war that toughens the skin and opens the mind, freedom’s war feeds humanity’s cravings with a sort of justice that many attempt to terminate. Liberty weaves itself throughout life, creeping by, entangling itself with justice and virtue. We thrive for freedom; we battle for freedom; we transform for freedom. Wars turn ghastly, wars leave scars, wars decimate the mind, and wars fracture the soul; however, a war for freedom is a war worth
Consequently, the birth of America itself derived from a battle for independence, and eventually, the American Revolution established liberty. Similarly, Martin Luther King Jr., prominent civil rights activist, and thousands of others led nonviolent protests to “create such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue” (3). As a result, civil rights activists on the thousands heroically demonstrated throughout the 1960s and achieved their goal with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, putting an end to segregation, which ultimately benefited oppressed African Americans. Their courageous and unwavering protests played a role in how society shaped itself as time progressed. In contrast, the oppression of one’s rights caused a fight to protect the rights established by the government. As portrayed in the precedential Supreme Court case ruling Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District (1969), valiant students “wore black armbands to protest the war in Vietnam” and when “school …show more content…
Freedom will never be gently placed in the palms of one’s toiled hands, but one must never cease the struggle to attain autonomy. If the struggle for freedom perishes, injustice will prevail, spreading wild like a forest fire, and become the status quo. One must acknowledge that the path towards freedom is not smooth. No, the path towards freedom is cracked like broken glass, plagued with adversity, and ragged like towering mountains. Those who persevere, those who are brave, and those who recognize the turmoil ahead will arrive to their coveted destination in the end. As Orwell penned, “freedom is slavery,” while this statement perplexes the mind, “freedom is slavery” holds a fountain of truth behind its bombastic appearance. Ensnaring people into a war that toughens the skin and opens the mind, freedom’s war feeds humanity’s cravings with a sort of justice that many attempt to terminate. Liberty weaves itself throughout life, creeping by, entangling itself with justice and virtue. We thrive for freedom; we battle for freedom; we transform for freedom. Wars turn ghastly, wars leave scars, wars decimate the mind, and wars fracture the soul; however, a war for freedom is a war worth