~*Windflower by Gabrielle Roy*~ This will explain one of the themes in this novel: imprisonment of possessions. It will relate to the whole story and several other sources to express my opinion.

"You never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy" Erick Hoffer. Through out history, society has supported science to look forward for inventions to improve conformity in life; this fact has changed humanity's priorities and therefore, the world itself. In other words, our science development has always had the destination for easier and longer life; however, we do not notice how this is all about materialism and how it devalues our …

…introduced in Elsa's life in several ways and created a negative change in herself and her connection to the world. In her attempt to find a middle point for the two cultures, she risked and sacrificed her motherhood and relationship with her mother following this cycle of life. "...But she had to admit that the pastor was right when he said one could not have everything one wanted in this life and freedom too." (Windflower 25)