Literary notes about unfettered (AI summary)
In literature, "unfettered" is employed to evoke a sense of absolute liberation—be it of thought, emotion, or action. Writers use the term to indicate when characters or ideas are free from conventional constraints or societal bonds, as seen when a figure declares himself unrestricted in choice or expression ([1], [2]). It also captures the imagery of souls or natural elements breaking away from limitations, much like a bird set free or a river flowing without hindrance ([3], [4]). Whether describing a mind liberated from moral restraints or an art form pursuing pure, unbounded expression ([5], [6]), "unfettered" consistently serves as a powerful marker of unbridled freedom and potential in the literary landscape.
- That young man will go far if he remains unfettered; he will make a name.
— from The Works of John GalsworthyAn Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Galsworthy by John Galsworthy - In fact, so far as our powers extend, they are unfettered, and we are free to use them.
— from Dracula by Bram Stoker - As a bird let loose from its cage, the soul goes forth, unfettered, to dwell in the immensity of God.
— from Letters of Madam Guyon by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon - The wind in the pine is rushing, rushing, Fine and unfettered and wild….
— from The Younger American Poets by Jessie Belle Rittenhouse - And when elsewhere he does discuss definitely Christian problems it is usually in the light of free and unfettered reason.
— from Dr. Johnson and His Circle by John Cann Bailey - To discover the mode of life or of art whereby your spirit could express itself in unfettered freedom.
— from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
