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Surname 1 Name Tutor Course Date Freedom Freedom is the capability to do whatever one likes or to change from what has been a culture to a new way of doing things without facing some restrictions (Rogers 124). One is said to be free when he can change from its current state or belief or even act without facing constraints from its present situation. It is possessing a free will without limitation to act and to change according to one’s wishes. In a more personal perspective, freedom implies letting one have his laws. It is concerned with a sense of autonomy and liberty. It is doing as one wills or what one has the power to do without any obstacle from any side (Rogers 141). From the text, Life of Ivan Denisovich, the reveille is sounded at precisely 5:00 am as the routine and everyone must wake up on hearing the sound from this reveille (Ivan Denisovich 12). “REVEILLE WAS sounded, as always, at 5 a.m.--a hammer pounding on a rail outside camp HQ”. It does not matter whether you are feeling unwell or not. Shukhov feels aches, pain and shivers since he could not keep himself warm throughout the night. He, Shukhov, felt unwell the whole night some time getting better and then all of sudden getting worse. Although he was damn sick, the morning came as it always and he had to go as stipulated by the law of the barrack Surname 2 (Ivan Denisovich 15). “Shukhov always got up at reveille, but today he didn't. He'd been feeling lousy since the night before--with aches and pains and the shivers, and he couldn't manage to keep warm that night. In his sleep, he'd felt very sick and then again a little better. "…But the morning came, as it always did”. All this is a good circumstance that shows lack of freedom. One has no choice but to follow the law of the barrack. Also, Shukhov could not sleep in the barrack as it was full cold. He had to wake up early so that he does not miss the morning roll call that was taken daily. In the context, Shukhov could not sleep; he is uncomfortable. He is not free to get warm at night and even if he could, the assets to keep himself warm are not available forcing him to suffer insomnia. He could not adapt to the cold night. The barrack’s window is made of piles of ice and a cobweb of frost running throughout the barrack- the walls join with the ceiling making the barrack rooms so cold and unfavourably for people like Shukhov who cannot tolerate the cold and has no choice (Ivan Denisovich 17). “Anyway, how could anyone get warm here, what with the ice piled up on the window and a white cobweb of frost running along the whole barracks where the walls joined the ceiling? And a hell of a barracks it was”. Nobody bothered whether he could not sleep or not, what mattered is that he had to go as per the routine of the barrack. The task allocation is not friendly, and one is not free to choose what to do. He could escape to the supply room to do some sweeping to avoid the laborious task (Ivan Denisovich 19). “Or he could run around to Surname 3 one of the supply rooms where there might be a little job, sweeping or carrying something.” Shukhov has to run to the mess hall to clear the bowls. He explains that working in the mess hall has an advantage since he could some food avoiding the hard task. He explains that still, his idea had limitation since there were so many people with the same idea (Ivan Denisovich 21). “Or he could go to the mess hall to pick up bowls from the tables and take piles of them to the dishwashers. That was another way of getting food, but there were always too many other people with the same idea. And the worst thing was that if there was something left in a bowl, you started to lick it”. In the text, Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Robinson is tightly held by the captain of the rover at his prize and take him as cheap labour. Robinson is forced to be a miserable slave and cannot practice merchant that he had learned. He is quite overwhelmed and has no otherwise, he has to do as commanded by the captain of the rover who saw him as fit for his business being a humble, young and energetic. Robinson lacks the freedom to act or do whatever he wants. The captain of a rover restricts his actions. He hopes that the captain would take him to his home and then hopefully to the sea where he prayed that a Spanish or Portugal man of war would take him and set him at liberty (Robinson Crusoe 35). “…so I was in hopes that he would take me with him when he went to sea again, believing that it would some time or other be his fate to be taken by a Spanish or Portugal man-of-war; and that then I should be set at liberty.” This is a nice illustration that Robinson is not free to do whatever he desires and longs for freedom. He even regrets at his father’s words of Surname 4 advice (Robinson Crusoe 36). “but was kept by the captain of the rover as his proper prize, and made his slave, being …young and nimble, and fit for his business. At this surprising change of my circumstances, from a merchant to a miserable slave, I was perfectly overwhelmed; and now I looked back upon my father's prophetic discourse to me’’. Robinson is ordered by the captain of the rover to do things that he does not like. He expected to go with the captain to the sea; unfortunately for him, the captain orders him to remain by the shore to look after the little garden and do some slavery work in the drudgery. When the captain comes back from the sea, he commands Robinson to spend in the cabin to ensure the safety of the ship (Robinson Crusoe 36). “But this hope of mine was soon taken away; for when he went to sea, he left me on shore to look after his little garden, and do the common drudgery of slaves about his house; and when he came home again from his cruise, he ordered me to lie in the cabin to look after the ship”. Who in his real sense would want to be always commanded on what to do at any given time? Robinson, a good reasoning man, is forced to adhere to the commands even though he feels irritated. He plans to escape from the house captivity. His plans bear no fruit since the captain was smart enough to cut him communicating with anyone (Robinson Crusoe 39). “… for I had nobody to communicate it to that would embark with me- no fellow-slave, no Englishman, Irishman, or Scotchman there but myself; so that for two years, though I often pleased myself with the imagination, yet I never had the least Surname 5 encouraging prospect of putting it in practice”. Can anyone, who is not ill either mentally or physically live without communicating? How many can survive the lack of freedom to communicate or express oneself? It is damn hard! Robinson is not at a freewill to communicate, and he is restricted on who to talk to, at what time and what to talk about. This is not the freedom that every individual long for instead of jail. The text, Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, is quite explicit on explaining the idea of freedom. Robinson Crusoe arranges how he can escape from the captivity he is held into by the captain of the rover. After two years of slavery, an opportunity presents, and he makes use of the golden chance. Robinson had been suffering all through, having to adhere to the unfavourable commands of the captain of the rover. He had to do fishing business and sometimes watchman of the ship especially when the captain is sleeping. When the captain was out to the sea, he was left to work at the captain’s little garden and do some sorts of slavery work (Robinson Crusoe 41). The attempt to obtain his liberty again rings in his head. “After about two years, an odd circumstance presented itself, which put the old thought of making some attempt for my liberty again in my head.” The patron had overslept and failed to fit his ship that was calling for money which he usually does every week or less depending on the weather. The patron used to take Robinson and one of his slaves to fishing, and he had gained a lot of experience in fishing that he was sometimes sent alone with one of his kinsman and slave (Robinson Crusoe 45). “My patron lying at home longer than usual Surname 6 without fitting out his ship, which, as I heard, was for want of money, he constantly used, once or twice a week, sometimes oftener if the weather was fair…”. The text explains in details the toil for freedom. Robison having been suppressed and his freedom taken away after his slavery. He uses every single opportunity to get back his freedom. Everyone needs to be free to do whatever he wants at any given time without facing any obstacle. Robinson and the captain’s kinsman used the chance to go into the sea using the ship. Though they did not know the way to go, they struggled to find means to find their liberty. They were so hungry and tired but fulfilled their missionto learn how to use the ship effectively. Robinson was so desperate for freedom that a hint on how to escape from the captivity was a massive lesson that he never took for granted. His patron had organized for some trip with his guests, but it failed as the guests had some urgent tasks to attend. The patron thus asked Robin, Moor and the boy to go fishing and come back immediately they get enough fish. This marked the door to his deliverance from this oppression. He had long for such an opportunity and could not miss to utilize it (Robinson Crusoe 51). “This moment my former notions of deliverance darted into my thoughts, for now, I found I was likely to have a little ship at my command; and my master being gone, I prepared to furnish myself, not for fishing business, but a voyage; though I knew not.” He had little freedom to use the ship and could prepare to make himself better. Though he did not know much about the voyage, he had set to explore it rather than Surname 7 the fishing business that he had been forced to practice by the captain of the rover to his benefit. Robinson journey to freedom began. He convinced himself and the Moor that it was not a good idea to depend on the patron to provide everything for them, an idea which the Moor accepted. After getting deep into the sea, Robinson with the mind to seek liberty commanded the Moor to swim back to the shore. He instructed him to do so and that if he could resist, he offered to shoot him. He dared for liberty and was ready to kill anything whether Moor or patron in pursuit for his freedom (Robinson Crusoe 61). "But," said I, "you swim well enough to reach to the shore, and the sea is calm; make the best of your way to shore, and I will do you no harm; but if you come near the boat I'll shoot you through the head, for I am resolved to have my liberty”. Robinson then turned to the boy and forced him to make an oath to be faithful which the boy innocently made. Robinson experienced a lot of frightening moments to find his liberty (Robinson Crusoe 62) The text provides an explicit description of what freedom means and how vital individuals craves for freedom. The basis of our life is freedom as seen in the text where Robinson was ready to lose everything to pursue his freedom. The two texts explain the meaning of freedom and what it means when one’s freedom is taken away. The texts show a situation whereby an individual is oppressed and his freedom taken. He longs for freedom but the laws governing them restrict them. Both Surname 8 texts present two characters, the villain in the texts, who are oppressed and their freedom is taken away. In the text, One Day in The Life of Ivan Denisovich, Shukhov has no freedom to choose. He has to comply with the law of the barrack. The barrack is full of cold; he cannot sleep. “Shukhov's hands were frozen, so when he got back to the warders' room with the steaming bucket, he shoved them in the water. He felt warmer”. There is no way to keep himself warm. He spends a sleepless night. He even falls sick suffering from numerous aches, pain, and shivers every time. He also suffers insomnia, but nobody bothers. The barrack is guided a by sounding reveille that everyone has to respect. Shukhov is severely sick and has to wake up upon the ringing of the reveille. "It's the law of the jungle here, fellows. But even here you can live” The task in the barrack is unbearable and one has to find ways to dodge out. Shukhov goes to the mess hall to clean the bowls off the table to find some food and to run away from the task of heavy boots. The life in prison is unbearable, one is held in custody with less care granted. It is full of suffering, hunger, and hardship that big Ivan and Shukhov describes. Shukhav was tired of the barrack, and when Tartar helped him out, he shows much gratitude. “Shukhov was pleased and thanked the Tartar for letting him off.” Similarly, in the text, Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Robinson after been taken as a slave by the captain of rover lacks the freedom to choose. He lived a good life until the time he was taken into slavery; he had to do as instructed by the captain. Surname 9 The captain took away his freedom to act and change. He could not communicate with anyone without the captain’s authority. Robinson yearns for liberty. He even reports that if he could be allowed to go into the sea with the captain and access to speak to the Englishmen in the sea, he could get a way to get out of the captivity. He struggles and ready to kill every obstacle to attain his destiny of liberty. Surname 10 Work cited Ivan Denisovich ISBN-13: 978-0451228147 retrieved from https://www.amazon.com/One-DayLife-Ivan-Denisovich/dp/0451531043 Robinson Crusoe ISBN-13: 978-0141439822 retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20110112043951/http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccernew2?id=DefCru1.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&t ag=public&part=all Rogers, Roy A. Freedom. Lulu. com, 2017. Pp 123-153
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SURNAME 1
Name
Tutor
Course
Date
Freedom
Introduction
Freedom can be identified as the privilege for one to change without being under
constraint. One can be said to be free if he/she can vary from one behavior to another without
adjusting to some laid out restriction (Rogers 124). It is associated with the concept of liberty
and independence where one possess the free will to do things that are not under the influence of
others. There is no psychological or political dimension to freedom beyond the human realm.
Life of Ivan Denisovich
The readings from the “Life of Ivan Denisovich” detail on a continuous morning routine
where the reveille sounded at 5:00 am, and everyone had to wake up. The Reveille was a
hammer pounding on the rail outside the headquarters at 5:00 am, and regardless of whether you
were feeling unwell or not, you had to wake up. For Shukhov, he had a hard time at night as he
could not warm himself which resulted in his shivers, pain, and aches. He had no other choice
but to follow the law of the barrack at the manning with his sickness. “Shukhov always got up at
reveille, but today he didn't (Solzhenitsyn, A day in the life of Ivan Denisovich, 1963). He'd been
feeling lousy since the night before--with aches and pains and the shivers, and he couldn't
manage to keep warm that night. In his sleep, he'd felt very sick and then again a little better.
"…But the morning came, as it always did”. All this is a good circumstance that shows lack of
freedom (Ivan Denisovich 15).

SURNAME 2
Under the law of the barrack, one has no choice but to do as told. The barrack was full of
cold which further made it hard for Shukhov to sleep at night. On top of his predicament, he had
to be awake early enough in order to make it for the morning roll call. From this case, we find
Shukhov in an uncomfortable environment. He has no freedom to change his night to be warmer
due to the unavailability of the resources he would need to do that. This forced him to suffer
insomnia. There were some denying factors that made his stay challenging to adapt. The
barrack’s window is made of piles of ice and a cobweb of frost running throughout the barrackthe walls join with the ceiling making the barrack rooms so cold and unfavorable for people like
Shukhov who cannot tolerate the cold and has no choice. “Anyway, how could anyone get warm
here, what with the ice piled up on the window and a white cobweb of frost running along the
whole barracks where the walls joined the ceiling? And a hell of a barracks it was”, (Ivan
Denisovich 17).
Everyone gave little interest in Shukhov’s sleeping arrangements. The important thing for
him was to make sure he followed the laid out routine of the barrack. There was no freedom for
task allocation; therefore no one could choose what he wanted (Solzhenitsyn, A day in the life of
Ivan Denisovich). At the time he would occasionally ...


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