Antoinette's story begins as a young girl in early 19th century Jamaica. The white daughter of former slave owners. Five years have passed since her father, Mr. Cosway, allegedly drunk himself to death. As a young girl, Antoinette lives at the Coulibri estate with her widowed mother, Annette, and her sick younger brother, Pierre. Antoinette spends her days in isolation. However, discontent grew among the freed blacks, who demonstrated one night in front of the house. Equipped with torches, they accidentally set the house on fire and Pierre is seriously injured. The night's events left Antoinette dangerously ill for six weeks. She wakes up and finds herself in the care of Aunt Cora. Peter is dead. When Antoinette is seventeen, Mr. Mason announces during his visit that friends from England will come the following winter. He intends to present Antoinette in society as a cultured woman, suitable for marriage. Richard Mason offered him £30,000 if he proposed. Desperate for money, he agreed to marriage. After the wedding, everything seemed to be fine, but after a while, Antoinette's husband began to move away from her. This drove her crazy and caused her to question her marriage. The story ends with Antoinette locked up in England in Rochester's house. Human beings, even when trapped or imprisoned, tend to assert their individuality or personal freedom. For decades, the true meaning of freedom has been a hotly debated topic. According to the American Heritage College Dictionary, the word freedom means. The condition of being free from constraints. Freedom can be felt, not physically but mentally, through emotions. When human beings are trapped or imprisoned, most should achieve their own personal freedom in order to survive...... middle of paper ...... a new positive spirit that helps them survive. The boy is young and it is difficult for a child of his age to understand the reality of life in certain situations. This is why the man constantly tries to help the boy understand what he is going through and what it will take to survive. The man in The Road is the one in the story who mostly makes the effort and is responsible for his and the boys' survival, eventually dies. His health deteriorates as they travel, and by the time they reach the ocean, he is near death. He coughs up blood repeatedly, and the two must move at a slower and slower pace each day. Being free and having good individual qualities is quite difficult when there is another figure in another's life holding her down. The goal in a relationship is to be close while maintaining an identity as a separate person.