Acharya Prashant explains that liberation from family obligations is no different from liberation from social or academic ones. Using the character Howard Roarke as an example, he notes that if an individual is not willing to be oppressed, no institution—be it a college, a workplace, or a family—can twist their arm. Oppression is not about the external oppressor but about one's internal willingness to be oppressed. If a person feels compelled to honor conventional obligations in one area of life, they will likely feel the same compulsion everywhere, as one cannot live in divided centers of being. True individuality is consistent across all relationships and environments.