In George Bernard Shaw's "Getting Married," the author draws a striking comparison between human society and a farmyard. He points out that, apart from the challenges posed by children, humans enjoy a different level of freedom than livestock. While parents face significant expenses and difficulties in raising children, there is a clear distinction in the autonomy that human beings possess compared to farm animals, which are entirely dependent on their owners.

This observation raises thought-provoking questions about the nature of societal structures and the dependencies within human relationships. Shaw seems to critique the societal norms that confine individuals and suggests that human interactions reflect hierarchies similar to those found in agriculture, questioning the true level of freedom in human society versus the perceived freedom of farm animals.