Trapped In Tidy Land Analysis

Cherishing Freedom Children’s stories often demonstrate valuable lessons in the way kids should behave or act. In Trapped in Tidy Land, there exists a neat color coated little world created by a girl named Perfect Paula. After waking up one day, Paula realizes she is wearing a pink dress in the pink portion of her town. At first, Paula is excited; however, after trying to go on the swings in the green portion of the town she realizes that she is restricted to only the pink area. The princess of the town explains to Paula that everyone in town remains miserable because they cannot leave their designated color coated area. Thus, Perfect Paula learns that freedom is a valuable privilege that not everyone has. Simply, freedom stands as the power to speak my mind and control my own destiny. My ability to voice and express opinions remains vital to the foundation of freedom. Speech in itself, is powerful. Expressing and embracing ideas gives dynamic variety to society by allowing innovative ideas that are mine to move without hindrance. Free expression helps humans feel not trapped or limited to what they can say or do. I can speak without having to stop my thought process and wonder if there will be any consequences to what I have said. In Saudi Arabia, the rights of women are almost nonexistent. Although some believe this oppression continues because of religious beliefs, this systematic oppression stems from the rooted patriarchal beliefs in Saudi Arabia. These women require permission from their male guardians to do almost anything and are banned from something as simple as driving. Essentially without freedom I would not feel human. I would feel like a caged animal. My ability to choose what kind of clothes to wear or how I want myself to look shows my range of free will. This expression of creativity and passion allows me to be free. Unrestrained self-expression fosters my individual growth and perspective by …show more content…
Daily I hear the words uttered “I hate school.” Although on some bad days I think the same thing, education remains a privilege that some people around the world do not have access to. Education is a gateway that allows me to take control of my own life and be consciously aware of what is going on around me. The right for me to have an education allows me take the reins of my own life. Choosing how I spend my day or live my life unrestrained demonstrates my free human will. Humans have the capacity to decide whether they want to succeed or fail. They also have the choice to live or die. An interesting fact is that humans are the only species with the capability to contemplate suicide. Thus demonstrating that in the end humans are completely in control of their life, contingent upon the choices they have made. Although controlling my own life stands as a part of freedom, it is also a heavy burden to carry from day to day. In places such as Pakistan, the third most dangerous country for women, women do not get the choice to do what they want. Rather they are ordered to behave and act a certain way by their male counterparts. Frequent acid attacks and honor killings on women and girls makes Pakistan an unsafe place for females. Living in fear on a daily basis is not freedom. Some lack the education to understand the way they are treated is not acceptable. It is important to remember that I control my own life, this is part of being