In the story "After Rosa Parks", Desaulniers defines freedom as the right to chose and the right to have options. Each character is presented with the freedom of choice in some way throughout the story. Ellie is constantly conflicted on how to raise her son, Cody. While Cody has this freedom as well, he is too young to understand it. For example, there is a point in the story when cody realizes he has the option to chose wether he wants to go to school or not. Cody had no idea it was an option not to go to school until his uncle Frank told him. Also, when Frank found out he was sick he had the freedom of choosing how to deal with it.
