The Id in the Hat

Someone told me an interesting view of "The Cat in the Hat" really just being a story about Freud's theory of the id, ego, and superego. The cat is the id, telling the kids all these things they could do while thier mother is out. The children are the ego, they are the ones who make the actual decisions. Finally, the fish represents the superego, being the only one concerned with not doing these things that would never happen while mother was about. Also, the id is the only part of these three that remains completely unconscious and cat is the only one unknown to mother.

Freedom Isn't Free

"Perhaps freedom is always and only what is unimaginable." (164)

At the beginning of the war in Iraq there was a saying I always heard, "freedom isn't free." It reminds me of what Mrs. Curren is saying in the book that no matter what, freedom can never be fully obtained. In order to obtain and keep our rights, others such as our soldiers and Bheki and John must sacrifice their lives. But even with these sacrifices, it is still impossible to reach complete freedom, we are all slaves in some way, whether it is by political, emotional, or physical bonds and this will never change.