Why did John not feel free?

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Re: Why did John not feel free?

Post by Korie Ifeoma Chisomaga »

The pressure to perform, produce results and meet up to expectations was removed by the incidence of amnesia. Hence, his freedom. He's not under any pressure to perform or remember.
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He was trapped in reputation, career and the enormous amount of pressure 9f a hundred different things. I think he was a broken soul who was a bit freer when freed of some of his memories.
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John's mental illness might be the reason behind his perceiving things differently than ordinary people. So what one thinks as freedom may not be the same for him.
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Post by Blessing Otuokere »

According to me, the concept of freedom has to do with one's mental state. Since freedom is an abstract word, the fact that some people don't feel free in circumstances where others would have felt it illustrates the reality that one can have everything and still feel burdened.
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