Freedom in Equus

Alan felt that the horses weren´t free so when he could, he took their bridles away. Doing this, he feels free also.
The freedom of the individual to do whatever he or she wants must always be balanced with the social need to limit this freedom when a person's actions are harmful to others. This is certainly the case with Alan's shocking crime;
society's highest priority in this case is to put Alan away, or to cure his psychological distress so that, hopefully, he will not again cause such harm. Dysart recognizes that he cannot simply allow Alan to act entirely of his own will, but at the same time he is loathe to administer a cure that will most likely quell or kill the boy's imagination and passion.
The swings provide tension between freedom of unbridled passion and the controlled normalcy society expects from us.
The play makes a plea for sexual freedom and choice versus stifling conformity and “cures.”

Ma. Victoria Gelves and Micaela A. Guerrera