Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Freedom

Question:

What is the title of Aung San Suu Kyi's book of essays?

Options:

Non-Violence and Freedom

My Struggle for Freedom

Freedom from Fear

The Power of Courage

Correct Answer:

Freedom from Fear

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - Freedom from Fear

Aung San Suu Kyi's book of essays is titled "Freedom from Fear," reflecting her belief that real freedom is freedom from fear, which is essential for living a dignified human life.

Gandhiji’s thoughts on non-violence have been a source of inspiration for Aung San Suu Kyi as she remained under house arrest in Myanmar, separated from her children, unable to visit her husband when he was dying of cancer, because she feared that if she left Myanmar to visit him in England she would not be able to return. Aung San Suu Kyi saw her freedom as connected to the freedom of her people. Her book of essays bears the title Freedom from Fear. She says, “for me real freedom is freedom from fear and unless you can live free from fear you cannot live a dignified human life”. These are deep thoughts that lead us to pause and consider their implications. We must not, her words suggest, be afraid of the opinions of other people, or of the attitude of authority, or of the reactions of the members of our community to the things we want to do, of the ridicule of our peers, or of speaking our mind. Yet we find that we often exhibit such fear. For Aung San Suu Kyi living a ‘dignified human life’ requires us to be able to overcome such fear.