Freedom Quotes

Dickinson- "And laugh -- No more have I --"

I think this shows Dickinsons' sense of freedom because in the poem 613, we see the journey she goes through out of the captivity of oppression and she is saying here that she no longer allows herself to be oppressed.

Emerson- "Free should the scholar be, — free and brave.

This quote shows Emerson's sense of freedom because it shows that all people should have freedom to be creative in reading and they should be brave enough to do so. They should be man thinking and be free to come up with their own ideas."

Douglass - "In coming to a fixed determination to run away, we did more than Patrick Henry, when he resolved upon liberty or death."

Here Douglass explains that he is more independent than Patrick Henry and that he is not going to give up on freedom. We can tell that he is  VERY determined.  He wouldn't allow himself to truly be a slave.

Whitman- "I lean and loafe at my ease . . . . observing a spear of summer grass. "

I think that this is shows Whitman is very free and easy going. He feels freedom and ease are something you do for yourself not for the world. He emphasizes exploring and learning for themselves.