Compare and Contrast Post 1: Freedom

I think that Night definitely had more discrimination in it.  After all, this is a book about the Holocaust, the largest attempted genocide in human history.  Everything that happens to Elie in the book is a direct result of discrimination towards his religion, while discrimination in Of Mice and Men is occasional and on a much smaller scale.
     I find the idea of freedom in both of these books to be interesting. In Night, Elie constantly thinks about why he is being oppressed, and copes with it differently at different sections of the book. He dwells on losing his freedom, and how his life has changed since then.  Unlike George and Lennie, he has to accept being imprisoned possibly indefinitely. George and Lennie willingly give up some freedoms in order to make money, so they accept having less freedom. Elie gets no say in the matter. Elie is also treated much worse. Elie's loss of freedom is forced on him, while George and Lennie give it up as part of a deal, so they gain something in exchange.
     I find it interesting that the characters in both stories have to live in bunkhouses and do daily manual labor.  However, except for that and the idea of less freedom, that is where the similarities stop.  Elie is imprisoned for his religion, while George and Lennie opt to agree to such a structured and controlled life in exchange for pay.  Elie is also physically forced to stay in the camps, while George and Lennie stay since they want to make money. They are not physically forced to stay, but morally forced, if you will.  This also brings into question how much each person valued their freedom beforehand. 
     George and Lennie, two broke farmhands wandering the country looking for work, are completely willing to give up some things to make money, during the Great Depression no less. Before being sent to a camp, Elie lived in a middle-to high-class household with a loving family and lots of friends. Upon losing these things and being forced to work in the camps, his life has gotten significantly worse.  George and Lennie's lives barely changed, so they could accept it much more easily.

Surbhi, what do you think about the idea of freedom in these two books? How prevalent is it in each book, and do only the main characters experience a loss of freedom, or does it affect more people in the story?