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Freedom (G.B Shaw)

CBSE · Class 12 · English

Complete topic list for Freedom (G.B Shaw) in CBSE Class 12 English. Key concepts, sub-topics, and what to focus on for board exams.

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4 Topics · CBSE Class 12 English

Topics in Freedom (G.B Shaw)

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1. Shaw's Idea of Freedom

  • A perfectly free person is imagined as someone who can do what he likes, when he likes, where he likes, or do nothing at all.
  • Such complete freedom does not exist because human beings are bound by sleep, food, dress, movement, and other necessities.
  • For half the day, people are slaves to necessities they cannot avoid.
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2. Natural Slavery and Human Slavery

  • Nature forces human beings to meet basic needs, but nature is kind because eating, drinking, and sleeping are pleasant.
  • Human-made slavery is hateful to body and spirit.
  • Shaw compares human exploitation to stealing honey from bees or using a horse as a slave.
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3. Government, Elections, and the Illusion of Freedom

  • The object of all honest governments should be to stop people from being imposed upon.
  • Most actual governments do the opposite and call slavery freedom.
  • Governments regulate slavery by limiting the greed of masters, but they do not remove exploitation.
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4. Class War, Trade Unions, and Revolution

  • Human slavery creates continual civil war, called the class war, between slaves and masters.
  • Trade Unions stand on one side and Employers' Federations on the other.
  • The strike is described as the old Oriental device of starving on your enemy's doorstep until he does you justice.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Freedom and its limits in Shaw’s essay and Krishnamurti’s reflection on freedom and discipline

Perfect freedomNatural slavery to NatureSlavery of man to manGovernment and lawEconomic controlFalse idea of political freedomHistorical and ideological justificationsTrade union action

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