Does It Means To Be Free In Math

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"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four" means that you are aloud to only say things that are factually, for example, we know that two plus two must equal four. We were taught this in elementary school. I believe that a math equation has a lot to do with freedom. Math is problem solving work, and by being free we also have to solve problems. However, in math there isn't much to it, there is only one answer to each problem. In my opinion you can't be free in math. Math has one answer. By being free you are able to think what you want to think. So, when Winston says that being free in their world is saying two plus two equals four, he is telling us the sad truth of his world. There is no freedom; Big Brother tells them what

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