I think that Morrison's argument about freedom is not being embraced in today's society. A majority amount of the women today would take advantage of one another in a vast amount of ways. This may occur in the working area or in more general, a person’s social life. It occurs everywhere, whether we notice it or not. One explanation for this occurrence is the urge to be on top of the food chain or to self-satisfy one’s insecurity that he/she experiences. We can take into account the mental and physical states that a person would like to fulfill.
In the professional field, people compete with one another to get to top of the chain. It is universally known that when one holds powers, their insecurities are defeated and their needs are satisfied. There is constant competition with one another to be the “superior” one. Competition can emotionally and physically affect one's mind. A majority of the time, it is an inborn instinct. When a person comes in contact with another in the same field, they compete without knowing it. It is like the survival of the fittest, people compete to maintain their position and get rid of their opponents. In some extreme cases, ideas would be stolen in order to get the credit and defeat the other. This does not only occur in the working field, but also during one’s social life. Women would mock one another and put each other down. A valid reason for this is can pertain to one’s insecurities. Everyone have their own insecurities. Women are known for being overly emotional. On a psychology level, we can say that women degrade one another to make themselves feel better. They then won’t feel as isolated, to know that someone else out their share the same flaws. Or, they put down one another just to show that she is more “rational” or “diligent” or what not. There are many more reasons as of why women put one another down, or to take advantage of one another. The linkage is clear between all reasons, to benefit oneself.
Each person has their own goals. Choices are made based on the security and the safety of a person. There is no safe choice. When choices are being made, the consequence of it may hurt another. In my personal opinion, to fulfill my ambitions and goals, I don’t think there is a need to hurt others that will share the same path as me. In the long run, hurting a person is the same as hurting yourself. If two person are taking the same paths, both of them can benefit one another if one or the either have encounter a problem. They can be each others’ foundations, someone where they can turn to for help. If I was walking this path alone, I would have to doge all obstacles myself, without any help at all. This may hurt me, for I have no assistance, or as simple as a second opinion. If one is passionate in the task she/he is concentrating on, I believe that hard work will lead to great outcomes without having to betray one’s consciousness.