"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.
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I nominate this post for POW. I like how she sees the lives of Bheki and John as sacrifices for freesom. I also likes how she cites the war in Iraq as an example of how freedom isn't free. Many American soldiers, and innocent foriegn civilians have died, and the progress does not seem to justify these deaths.
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