In this story of there of three people how want freedom to the White Mountain, freedom is what most of this novel is all about and what they wish for. The only thing that they all want is freedom and to make it to the White Mountain. If they didn’t find Beanpole then they wouldn’t make it to the White Mountain.
In the red tower Will had a great deal of freedom in the castle. But he would need to get cap if he wanted to stay at the castle and Will choose not to be controlled and get capped. In the beginning of the book he put in quotes that he would die then to be capped. This told me that me am desperate for the freedom and would never what to get capped and give his life away to the tripods. When he lives or stayed at the castle he saw a few tripods walking around the neighborhood. This would mean that have to act normal whenever he saw a tripod at the red towers or else the tripods would go after them.
They are hooping for freedom at the White Mountain or else they would of travel a long way and be disappointed.