Freedom of the city is very hard to find
: “The Freedom of the City” suggests that freedom can be difficult to achieve… At the core of Brian Friels play The Freedom of the City is one event - the shooting by British troops of three civil rights marchers in Londonderry in 1970. ... It raises the question how hard and difficult freedom is to accomplish, how tough freedom in the city truly is to achieve. ... ” Her love for her children is evident throughout the play and is constantly remarking favorably about them, talking about her husband “the Chairman” who she respects very dearly. ... Freedom rarely crosses Lily’s mind, she is aware of the disadvantaged and unfairness of the world but instead reflects on her own large family, an adolescent, sick husband and no prospects for improvement in her life, the very harsh reality that there was no freedom for her.