In “Anthem”, Bradbury illustrates how individuality is highly discouraged and banned from the society, where having an who or thinking different from the other members of the society, or brothers, “We are one in all. There are no men but only great WE, ONE, indivisible, and forever,” from this this excerpt the reader understands that everyone works and thinks together so Equality 7-2521’s choice of stepping out of the system is the highest offense there is in the society (19). Equality 7-2521 defiant actions only hurt himself and the only person that accepted him for being different. Equality 7-2521 is seen as a menace to the society even when he tried to help benefit society. He eventually has to flee the city alongside with his friend to escape punishment of the highest power of the society. Afterwards the reader feels excitement and nervousness as Equality performs these actions. This is deeply important because Ray Bradbury wants the reader to comprehend that in Equality’s society having an ego or any sort of individuality that is present is going against the whole foundation of the idea of unity that was brought up by the brothers. The reader should feel discontented that having a little bit of individuality can be punishable by death all because he wanted to explore other knowledge rather than learn what the weaker minded brothers learn. The way Equality’s society is set up there is once again no self thinking as the society works as one, taught their entire life to think as one and never disband from your brothers, the principles of this society is entirely backwards and negative. Equality is one of the few who was tenacious in the thought of having an ego and fought against
In “Anthem”, Bradbury illustrates how individuality is highly discouraged and banned from the society, where having an who or thinking different from the other members of the society, or brothers, “We are one in all. There are no men but only great WE, ONE, indivisible, and forever,” from this this excerpt the reader understands that everyone works and thinks together so Equality 7-2521’s choice of stepping out of the system is the highest offense there is in the society (19). Equality 7-2521 defiant actions only hurt himself and the only person that accepted him for being different. Equality 7-2521 is seen as a menace to the society even when he tried to help benefit society. He eventually has to flee the city alongside with his friend to escape punishment of the highest power of the society. Afterwards the reader feels excitement and nervousness as Equality performs these actions. This is deeply important because Ray Bradbury wants the reader to comprehend that in Equality’s society having an ego or any sort of individuality that is present is going against the whole foundation of the idea of unity that was brought up by the brothers. The reader should feel discontented that having a little bit of individuality can be punishable by death all because he wanted to explore other knowledge rather than learn what the weaker minded brothers learn. The way Equality’s society is set up there is once again no self thinking as the society works as one, taught their entire life to think as one and never disband from your brothers, the principles of this society is entirely backwards and negative. Equality is one of the few who was tenacious in the thought of having an ego and fought against