First, let's tare that quote apart, “to be free,” what is freedom? Being able to do what you want? Or is it knowing you can do anything, with no limits? To be free means that you have no limits to what you can do. Equality has always been different from his brothers, so in a way he has always had a sort of freedom. Even though he was always scorned for his constant questioning of the society. He also had a taste of freedom one other time, when he found the tunnel. He was free to do what he wished for those short hours he was able to get away. Even though he didn't know it, he had many periods of freedom. …show more content…
To me this means that you can't live your life making the same exact decisions as other people make. You have to go your own way. You have to be an individual, and you have to act different than everyone else. That also means that you shouldn’t conform to society. When Equality was in his hidden tunnel, he was free from his brothers, and at those times, we could see his mind slowly start to become his own, separating himself from his brothers. When that happened we could also see his mind wander, and he would experiment his curiosity. For example, when he was down there he decided to dissect a frog. Then when he found the power of the sky, or as we call it,