The word “free” carries a rich versatility in literature, shifting smoothly between physical release, moral autonomy, and abstract states of being. It is used to evoke everything from the passionate abandonment of social conventions—as in the notion of free love [1] or the choice to remain unconstrained by marriage [2]—to deeper philosophical and political ideas, such as the pursuit of free will [3] or the quest to be liberated from error and sin [4, 5]. In other contexts, “free” denotes a state free from external restraints, whether referring to the absence of physical barriers [6, 7], the independence of thought and art [8, 9], or even the lack of cost in a practical sense [10]. This multiplicity of nuance enriches the term, inviting readers to consider both the tangible and intangible dimensions of freedom [11, 12, 13].