Are there other types of prisons besides just jail cells? Although there can be physical prisons in life, such as a tangible cell, the word “prison” can also relate to intangible things. There are many instances in which these isolative places are demonstrated. Because there are many kinds of prisons in The Hiding Place, different characters experience different confinements.
Of course, some characters in Corrie ten Boom’s wonderful novel go through physical imprisonments. To give a bit of background, Corrie is unjustly thrown into prison because she refuses to step down from her morally correct position on the discrimination of Jews. She then learns of the life of a person restricted to the dull prison walls. Corrie expresses this …show more content…
After surviving a stroke, Elizabeth ten Boom becomes less able to perform kindly acts than she was prior to the incident. Even so, Corrie proudly states that the “quality of life she was able to lead in that crippled body” was truly “astonishing” (48). Just like her daughter, Corrie’s mother was able to go through imprisonment and still find a positive thing or two about life. Even so, for some it could be harder to stay optimistic in Elizabeth’s type of confinement than in Corrie’s. In addition, Corrie’s mother’s condition limits her severely. Just like the physical pison that Corrie suffered, Elizabeth ten Boom’s confinement does not allow her to do many of the things that she would like to have accomplished. Corrie ten Boom writes, “Her mind… was as active as ever, but her power of speech did not return- with the exception of three words” (47). How lucky was Corrie when her prison was that of a grotesque room, but with nearly full power of speech! Elizabeth was in a prison, indeed; she was not able to go beyond the dull walls of a now crippled physical body. Ultimately, Corrie learns that being locked up in jail is not the only type of imprisonment the human can
Of course, some characters in Corrie ten Boom’s wonderful novel go through physical imprisonments. To give a bit of background, Corrie is unjustly thrown into prison because she refuses to step down from her morally correct position on the discrimination of Jews. She then learns of the life of a person restricted to the dull prison walls. Corrie expresses this …show more content…
After surviving a stroke, Elizabeth ten Boom becomes less able to perform kindly acts than she was prior to the incident. Even so, Corrie proudly states that the “quality of life she was able to lead in that crippled body” was truly “astonishing” (48). Just like her daughter, Corrie’s mother was able to go through imprisonment and still find a positive thing or two about life. Even so, for some it could be harder to stay optimistic in Elizabeth’s type of confinement than in Corrie’s. In addition, Corrie’s mother’s condition limits her severely. Just like the physical pison that Corrie suffered, Elizabeth ten Boom’s confinement does not allow her to do many of the things that she would like to have accomplished. Corrie ten Boom writes, “Her mind… was as active as ever, but her power of speech did not return- with the exception of three words” (47). How lucky was Corrie when her prison was that of a grotesque room, but with nearly full power of speech! Elizabeth was in a prison, indeed; she was not able to go beyond the dull walls of a now crippled physical body. Ultimately, Corrie learns that being locked up in jail is not the only type of imprisonment the human can