Freedom is the theme of the White Mountains.
"The bitter thing was all the spirit, all the gallantry, was wasted. For even more than inferiors, they accepted and looked forward to being Capped. It was a part of becoming a knight, or of turning from a girl to lady. Thinking of this, I saw how good things could be meaningless in isolation. What value did courage have, without a free and challenging mind to direct it?" ( Page 111)
In this chapter and quote, the author is trying to tell the reader that even thought a person who is capped thinks they are strong, beautiful, kind they will never be as free as a person untouched by the tripods. That person has been wasted because of the tripods capture of his/her brain. Even though your happy there is nothing worth living for because you are capped, all your natural thoughts have been taken away from you. Being capped is similar to the government trying to hypnotize you into doing whatever they want. If you do follow the government around like a little puppy, you are not free. It is like being capped by a tripod. If you do not have freedom you don't have anything worth living for, because all those reasons have been taken away by the tripods or governments. Will saw all those people at the castle having a wonderful time at these festivals and dinners, but now Will is thinking these people can't have proper thoughts. What is the point of having all these happiness's in your life but you can't enjoy them? That's the horror you would have to face if you were to be in his time.
This chapter shows that the family living in the big red castle think they are living a free and amazing life because they can go hunting and they can have tournaments to show how strong and brave they are but their lives are actually fake because they have all been capped so they don't have freedom of speech or thought because they are all controlled by the tripods. The people in the castle seem to accept that boys will run away and think that it shows their spirit but again this is all fake and a lie. The way the nobles live in the castle is a very different pattern of life to where Will came from and ladies are brought up to be gracious and men have to be brave and courageous so it is a very different lifestyle to where Will came from and where he is in this chapter.
The capping takes away all these enjoyments in their lives. They can still enjoy themselves, although they do not feel the feelings that would naturally come out when they do. They don’t feel as happy and enjoyable as free person.
In this chapter and quote, the author is trying to tell the reader that even thought a person who is capped thinks they are strong, beautiful, kind they will never be as free as a person untouched by the tripods. That person has been wasted because of the tripods capture of his/her brain. Even though your happy there is nothing worth living for because you are capped, all your natural thoughts have been taken away from you. Being capped is similar to the government trying to hypnotize you into doing whatever they want. If you do follow the government around like a little puppy, you are not free. It is like being capped by a tripod. If you do not have freedom you don't have anything worth living for, because all those reasons have been taken away by the tripods or governments. Will saw all those people at the castle having a wonderful time at these festivals and dinners, but now Will is thinking these people can't have proper thoughts. What is the point of having all these happiness's in your life but you can't enjoy them? That's the horror you would have to face if you were to be in his time.
This chapter shows that the family living in the big red castle think they are living a free and amazing life because they can go hunting and they can have tournaments to show how strong and brave they are but their lives are actually fake because they have all been capped so they don't have freedom of speech or thought because they are all controlled by the tripods. The people in the castle seem to accept that boys will run away and think that it shows their spirit but again this is all fake and a lie. The way the nobles live in the castle is a very different pattern of life to where Will came from and ladies are brought up to be gracious and men have to be brave and courageous so it is a very different lifestyle to where Will came from and where he is in this chapter.
The capping takes away all these enjoyments in their lives. They can still enjoy themselves, although they do not feel the feelings that would naturally come out when they do. They don’t feel as happy and enjoyable as free person.
By: Sarah Gaafar
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