There are many definitions of the term “freedom”. Some will say that to be free you must be able to do whatever you want with regard to your physical body, while others will say that you only need to be able to think to be truly free. Yet another group will argue that both aspects must be present for true freedom to exist. In several of his books, but especially in One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Alexander Solzhenitsyn addresses the idea that the mind is not truly free. He believed that since there is an inherent desire for approval within the human race, any thought that aligns with society's values ​​cannot be considered free thought since the thinker might simply be seeking approval. Some critics believe that “this implies double standards when it comes to freedom of thought” and that “freedom is inherent in the process of thought itself” (Fink 1). Solzhenitsyn believed that it was almost impossible to have truly free thoughts in the prison camp. conditions described in One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, or in any situation where there is an authoritarian leader. In a prison...