In Anthem by Ayn Rand Equality 7-2521, the main character of the story, is a facilitator of discovery. Throughout chapters three and four, Equality 7-2521 makes discoveries not only in the sense of innovation, but also through connections made about the world around him. For example, in chapter three Equality 7-2521 discovers the light bulb and the concept of electricity that were left behind from the Unmentionable Times. During this event, Equality 7-2521 also has the revelation that he is alone in this knowledge, which gives him both power and fear. Another example of discovery from Equality 7-2521 occurs in chapter four, when he is speaking with the Golden One and finds out that she has given him a name inside her head as well.…
Anthem is a brief, tale that takes place in the future in a collectivism world where the “I” has vanished from their language. The novel rotates around Equality 7-2521, Liberty 5-3000, International 4-8818, Fraternity 2-5503, Solidarity 9-6347, Collective 0-0009, and Union 5-3992 where they, along with their society is prohibited from certain things. In the novel, the society they live in is being ran by a communist government. It is being told from the point of view of a man named Equality 7-2521 who later changed his name.…
In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, the main character, Equality 7-252 lives in a society where individualism does not exist. From the day they are born till the day they they no longer exist, everyone is the same. When Equality Is given the life mandate of street sweeper, he wishes was a scholar instead. Equality Begins sneaking away to a tunnel to do what he truly loves, studying nature. Equality Soon discovers electricity and light made from it.…
Ego it is a very opinionated word. While some think it is ok to be egotistical others think otherwise. Equality goes from not being very egotistical at the beginning to having a huge ego by the end. I think that this is because of his his high intelligence. I think that Equality knows that he is so smart.…
He tried not to understand what the teachers were teaching him. His downfall was that Equality always remembered what the teachers taught him. Equality could even know what the teachers were going to say before they even spoken a single word. Equality even tried to pair his self with a boy named Union, who was known as half brain, so he could act and talk the same as Union did so the teachers would not find out that his mind was more superior to others. More than likely, the teachers found out his plan.…
While Equality 7-2521 knows his invention will benefit mankind, he did not intend for it's purpose to be that. His primary motivation is the need to prove that he is the greatest of the people, who contributed even as a measly street sweeper. Equality should be motivated this way, because in a world where everyone is limited in their thinking to benefit man collectively, Equality has no such burden. Throughout "Anthem" it shows that when the scholars have had the mindset of collectively helping mankind advance, they are then limited and refuse to accept more radical idea's. However, through history the theory is often shown that when countries advance in technology and new inventions the primary motivation is greed.…
In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, Equality renounce his relationships, reputation, and citizenship in order to achieve wisdom, freedom, and individuality. His determination illustrated that immense sacrifice is necessary to stand up for individual beliefs and to attain happiness. When he left his community, Equality gave up his friendly relations. Left behind were those that he worked with such as International, one of Equality’s best friends, and Union, who was familiar to Equality even though not as well liked by Equality. He also would have surrendered his relationship with the Golden One, if she hadn’t followed him into the Uncharted Forest in the first place.…
Have you ever felt controlled by someone? Equality 7-2521 and his brothers have felt controlled by the government of their society. In Ayn Rand's Novel, Anthem, the individual does not have very much power. The individual is not allowed to express himself, and is punished on account of expression, which is why the individual lacks potential and capability. First, Expression is not allowed which is one of the reason that the individual falls short when it comes to power.…
In the book Anthem Equality’s primary motivation for conducting his experiments was to show that he was capable and intelligent enough to be a scholar. Equality is very intelligent and he knows he can help out his brothers and their world in many ways by the things he learned in the tunnel. I also think he is very biased and tired of the world he lives in when he was growing up and the world he lives in today. He is right to be motivated this way because it is normal for human beings to want to prove themselves and show that they are capable to do something that they believe they are worthy for.…
His discovery of the word “I,” as well as his new view of the world, helped him realize that his choices were not all considered a sin despite what his society informed him. Between the beginning and end of the novel, Equality had different opinions as to whether or not his writing was a sin. By the end, Equality understood that it was not a transgression to write about one’s personal opinions or events in one’s life. His understanding that his “sin” was not actually a sin was correct because the society he grew up in was morally wrong and he was an individual who had his own thought process, separate from that of his…
Equality fits into the pioneer archetype as well as the rebel, while Liberty fulfills the roles of companion and lover. Equality’s personality exudes curiosity. In his environment, this sin dictates Equality’s life, however, it is a definite trait of the pioneer archetype. The dystopian society within Anthem forces Equality to grow into a mold shared amongst every other person, to the extent where a person is not their own being,…
Equality realized why he was smarter than everyone else, why he didn't feel guilty for his sins, and why his sins and his transgressions were the best part of him. Equality was the chosen one and he was meant to lead a revolution. “I understood the blessed thing which I had called my curse. I understood why the best in me had been called my sins and my transgressions; why I had never felt guilt in my…
Anthem is a book that was written by Ayn Rand in 1938. The setting is in a communist community in the future where man has entered another dark age. One man in the community, Equality 7-2521, is different from all his brothers and tells himself that he is cursed because he speaks unspeakable things and wishes for things no men wish for. The community they all live in has many rules and nobody has any freedom. The new society that Equality will create will have three main rules that are free agency, anyone can think anything, and you can refer to yourself as “I” and not “We”.…
Does something as simple as a book have the power to change a society? Can a change of rules morph the North Korean culture into a more liberating society? Just as books changed Equality 7-2521 in the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand? As readers dive into this communist and totally controlled society that takes place in Rand’s novel, their minds can’t help but be completely intrigued by such an intense life that our main character, Equality 7-2521, is forced to live. A place where the words “I”, “me”, “myself”, etc. are completely vanished and people act as if they were never words at all. Is that life all that much different from the ones that North Koreans are now living?…
In the book, Anthem, by Ayn Rand, one of the main themes revolves around relationships. The relationship between Equality and the Golden One is very special because in their society they are not allowed to talk to the opposite gender, let alone look at one another, but they feel a connection so strong they try making it work. Equality knows how special the Golden One is and tries to forget about her, but he knows he can’t and needs her in his life. Throughout the course of the text, the theme of relationships has progressed and developed in many ways. Relationships is a big part of this book especially the relationship between the Golden One & Equality and how it changes.…