Theme of freedom in The Beloved and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestFreedom as defined in Webster's dictionary is liberation from the control of another person or arbitrary power, a being able to act or move without hindrance or restriction. My definition of freedom is altered from this due to various experiences I have had. These experiences influence my perception of life and influence how I define freedom, just as another person would view freedom differently than I do. Freedom, as I perceive it, is the ability to live a life without restrictions or limitations imposed by you. others. You must have complete control over every aspect of your life. Most people think of freedom only in the realm of the physical, but I believe freedom is also emotional. To be considered free, you must be separated from your past. You have to acknowledge your past and realize what happened, but at the same time you have to move forward. You cannot allow your life to be lived based on what happened in your past, otherwise a cycle will set in. This cycle comes from making choices while you are “free.” During a life lived in freedom, a bad decision will inevitably be made and you will be forced to face the repercussions. Some people become slaves to these choices, which results in an emotional bond. Therefore, with freedom comes entrapment and slavery in the choices made while “free.” People end up extremely attached and emotionally affected by their past, like the characters in The Beloved and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, who will never live a "normal" life again. The theme of freedom is evident in both The Beloved and One Flew Over. The Cuckoo's Nest. Every character in both of these texts is affected by freedom in one way or another. In Toni Morrison's Beloved, the teacher serves as the catalyst that takes away her slave's freedom, while in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Nurse Ratchet plays this role by violating all of her patient's freedom. Sethe, in Beloved, suffers from both types of freedom. As a slave, physical restrictions are imposed on her as well as emotional ones. All slaves are confined to the lands of their owners, which is a clear violation of the person's freedom. Sethe could not leave the plantation and go wherever she wanted.