The Cage
“It felt like a prison.”
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Sara was not born free. She built a life that looked disciplined, impressive, and secure, then realized the identity that made her successful had started keeping her stuck.
Sara truth
You don’t always know you’re in a cage. Sometimes you call it success, security, discipline, being a good person.
Field notes
- Academic achievement
- A good-person identity
- Safety mistaken for freedom