The Price of Freedom in Bach and Joan for Children makes historyIt has been suggested that "the modern woman's quest for emancipation in contemporary Australian literature has been shown to be a failure"2. I believe that this suggestion is not valid because the statement is true or false, but because the concept of female emancipation is already so complicated .Although it is It is obviously true that the emancipation of women from some traditions and restrictions would be beneficial, both individually and for society as a whole, completely leaving the confines of society can be read not only as freedom, but as exclusion. exclusion from society, should this be seen as a success or a failure? In my opinion, it is not exclusion, but equal integration that is the path to true women's emancipation. However, the idea of ​​integration also brings with it the idea of ​​compromise, and how can a freedom achieved through compromise be seen as a complete success or a total failure? The question of what constitutes successful empowerment for women has been explored in two contemporary Australian studies. novels: Bach4 for children and Joan makes history. In this essay I will explore the contradictions and confusions discovered during Athena and Joanna's search for personal freedom, and the blend of failure and success in the freedom they ultimately find when they return "home." Children's Bach"If I hadn't been a feminist, I most likely wouldn't have become a writer"5 says Garner, indicating the importance of feminism in her search for identity and freedom. Her definition of feminism is "the simple matter of women being intelligent and women's freedom to develop as decent human beings"6. And although she considers marriage "an institution that was not created with the well-being of women in mind"7, she also recognizes a "strong desire in people... to get married"8. It is obvious then that in her fiction she explores the possibilities of the tradition of marriage with the aim of finding ways in which it will enable women to develop into “dignified human beings.” With these mindsets, it becomes apparent that there is nothing incongruous about Garner's heroine, Athena, seeking freedom and finding a version of it in her own marital home.