In the world (especially in the US), freedom is equated with independence. I am free when I can be a self-functioning and independent individual. When the child moves into adolescence and becomes aware of the oppressive religion of her youth, freedom is independence from that thing when she finally escapes it. In her mind, freedom is independence from God.
Freedom vs Independence
Freedom vs Independence
Freedom vs Independence
In the world (especially in the US), freedom is equated with independence. I am free when I can be a self-functioning and independent individual. When the child moves into adolescence and becomes aware of the oppressive religion of her youth, freedom is independence from that thing when she finally escapes it. In her mind, freedom is independence from God.