My question interests me because it is a question that relates, not only to this class, but to life in general. In America, we are "free", but are we really? It will be really interesting to research this through different books and see the different perspectives of it.

Kite Runner related to this because the main character was never really "free" because he felt tied to what he did to his best friend. Amir was never free from guilt and always wondered what had happened to his friend after he left. He was free in America, but he was never truly free from himself.

Another book I've read that relates to this is The Picture of Dorian Gray. Dorian was free on the outside, but he was stuck inside his body and the painting because of his inability to age. The story ends with him stabbing the painting to free himself from his cage.