...starts off with Equality 7-2521 recognizing his sin of writing-- an underlying sin of the primary sin of his City, individualism. In Equality 7-2521’s City, acting upon your individualism was discouraged and punished. The men and women were not just deprived of the basic freedoms of our modern day but were also ‘corrected’ if they desired those freedoms. Equality 7-2521 was one of the few people who acted upon his want to have those freedoms; correspondingly, he was seen as an outcast. If men were seen as a threat to the cohesion of the City, they were sent to work where they would have little to none opportunities to ruin that cohesion. Equality 7-2521 was sent to the Home of the Street Sweepers because the authorities knew he didn’t...
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...In this story, there was “Equality 7-2521 who was a street sweeper. Equality 7-2521 has been through crazy obstacles to find themselves. These obstacles were some of the most spiteful and crucial as can be. There were also some interested discoveries and Creations discovered as well throughout the book. Equality 7-2521 was one that was collective, very intelligent and would not betray the values that were important to him. One night while wondering through the tunnel, Equality 7-2521 stumbled upon a dead frog. They decided to cut it open. As Equality 7-2521 began to cut the dead frog open, they noticed the leg of the frog jerking. There were some unknown powers from the men that was causing the frog to jerk the way that it did. After several...
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...where the government controls everything. This type of government was called dictatorship. No one was allowed to make their own choices. They all had to follow what the government told them to do like what job they are supposed to work at or profession to take. The idea of ego was taken away from all the individuals. Equality 7-2521 who is the main character discovers something he never thought possible and will have to struggle to fight the corruption and collectivism of his society to reach his goal of discovering ego. Equality 7-2521 has to go through many struggles to be able to successfully be able to reach self-esteem. One struggle is that even though he is very bright the government does everything to stop him from entering the Home of the Scholars and becoming too smart and learn about the word “I”....
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...Equality 7-2521, in Anthem by Ayn Rand demonstrates determination. To have determination means to have a purpose and to be driven to accomplish that. It is important that people have this trait as it allows them to be motivated to do something and in turn, they will gain success from that. If any challenges come someone's way, then determination helps them overcome those challenges. Equality 7-2521 invented a light by himself that he was very proud of. In his world, it is not allowed to be an individual, as he lives in a collectivist society, yet he wanted to show his light to the World Council of Scholars. Equality wanted to do this to help his fellow brothers, but one night, Equality didn't get back to his house in time so he was taken to a prison....
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...In the novel “Anthem” by Ayn Rand, from birth Equality 7-2521 was taught to think of everyone as a whole. To never think of one’s wants or needs, but the needs of the whole. He was raised to never question, to just do as you're told. No one questions the leaders. Yet after everything that has happened to Equality 7-2521, by the end of the novel, he no longer looks at the society the same way. He has become very critical of the leaders and no longer agrees with that style of life. Equality 7-2521 has every reason to feel this way. He was always in trouble for being different. It's not like he can help being born that way. He was born taller, smarter, faster, stronger, and he was even better looking than all the rest. He never meant to be, he...
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...In the book Anthem (written by Ayn Rand) main character Equality 7-2521 lives in a dystopian future where people have no unique qualities or personalities. Equality 7-2521’s discovery of his identity is important to the plot of the book because he changes the life of two people (whom he is close to), he shows the head of the council the unknown truth of the past, and ends up happier than he would’ve been if he didn’t try to expand his knowledge of the world. It only takes one person to change someone else's life entirely. Equality 7-2521 first changes his best friends life in a less than ideal way by running from the city to never return because the council wanted to destroy their power box. “We ran blindly”, “We were in the Uncharted forest”, “We are doomed”. He might have ruined his friend's life, but that was not the case for his other friend. His friend he calls the golden one followed him into the woods where they found a house. “This is our home and the end of our journey”. So they just settled down in a house and lived there for the rest of their lives....
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...The book Anthem at first it seems complicated, but after reading it it becomes more clear. You start in a city that restricts one’s knowledge and independence. Equality 7-2521, he is the main character, his determination is to become a scholar. Liberty 5-3000, is another main character, she begins to lurke behind Equality 7-2521. They end up discovering a new world together. They live in a city that has isolated itself from the world. Outside the city is the Uncharted Forest, where no man has ever returned. Equality 7-2521 set a goal of becoming a scholar. On his journey to becoming a scholar, he did experiments inside of a hole that he has discovered. Equality 7-2521 spits out questions the Councils logic and reasoning. He questions the restrictions...
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...Every individual in the society is brainwashed and afraid of escaping. Equality 7-2521 is not summoned because of his need to learn more about the world. In Anthem, the City has numerous rules because they are set in a place to help the society function as a one. Their entire lives they are governed by bells, telling them what to do. Men are not allowed to associate with others of different positions, and they are prohibited speaking to women. However, at the yearly Time of Mating, men and women are coupled at random and expected to sleep together. Any children formulated on this night are taken and raised by the state, never...
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...The use of the plural rather than the singular self-reference, goes to the heart of the book's meaning, that the individual is more important rather than the society. Although Equality 7-2521 follows the rules of society, he questions if what he is doing is right. Equality 7-2521 is a lot smarter and more curious than his brothers yet when he meets the girl on the fields, he soon realizes he's not alone with his thoughts. In Anthem by Ann Rand, the society is more important than the indiviual. According to the society, the individual is not important, but the whole society together is. “What brought it to pass? What disaster took their reason away from men? What woo lashed them to their knees in shame and submission? The worship of the word...
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...From the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand, Equality 7-2521 escapes from an undemocratic society, but first he has to reject the society’s view of right and wrong. The view is a system of strict rules which surely makes sure that every single one is involved in an adequate role within the society in this system. No one is considered a single being or think that concept at all. Equality 7-2521 starts by informing the audience that it’s a big sin for him to be doing what he’s doing (which is writing). He is in an underground tunnel, writing secretly by candlelight’s. He then recalls about his past. When Equality 7-2521 was a kid, he stood out because he had a hard time adjusting to the society. He was smarter than everyone else, which the teachers...
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...dark ages of the future, there lived Equality 7-2521. Equality, the main character in Anthem, was a 21-year-old man and was six feet tall. It was a burden for a man to become six feet tall because it was rare for someone’s bones to grow as long as his. Having that burden was considered evil. Equality had done many evil deeds. He was born with a curse, unlike other men. Men were wise in the eyes of Equality, but he saw himself differently. Nevertheless, all men were under a law of being one. Things had been that way since the Great Rebirth. Equality 7-2521 wished to be like the other men around him. He was looked upon differently because of the sins that he committed. Not only did other people see him that way, but he saw himself from mankind also. One main event that Equality disliked was his years at the Home of the Students. He was there from the ages 5 to 15. He disliked it because he did not enjoy learning. It was not because learning was too hard for...
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...serving; or he who teaches, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness (Romans 12:6-8). In Anthem, written by Ayn Rand is written as the diary of Equality 7-2521, a young man living in a future in which people have lost all knowledge of individualism, to the point of not even knowing words like 'I' or 'mine'. When he is assigned to a menial job cleaning the streets, Equality 7-2521 rebels against collectivism by conducting secret scientific research, which eventually leads him to...
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...Equality 7-2521’s description of how the world that surrounds him operates and plays a role in to depict the future of each person gives the readers the understanding of the consequences that there would be if anyone were to go against theses laws to tear apart the society that they have set up. Antagonists including the Council of Vocations, World Council of Scholars to mainly society itself are the ones who do not permit one’s own wishes and desires to be granted. In Anthem the narrator uses “we” instead of “I” because his society does not use singular pronouns. One particular character which is called Liberty 5-3000 also known as the Golden One plays a key role in influencing Equality 7-2521 to fall in love with her which is a heinous crime...
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...book, Equality 7-2521’s growth can be seen throughout the book. In the beginning, he’s trying his hardest to fit in with the society they live in, but towards the end he questions the beliefs of the brothers and goes as far as to maligning them as well. Equality 7-2521’s final assessment of his so called ‘sin’ is indeed correct because individualism a key factor in growing as person due to everybody in the world being their own person so trying to confirm people as one is profoundly useless. “We are one in all and all in one”, is basically the prayer they’re told to repeat to themselves when they’re...
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...The quote, “We stood still; for the first time did we know fear, and then pain. And we stood still that we might not spill this pain more precious than pleasure.” from Anthem means, Equality 7-2521's first experience of a feeling of love is really heated. Even with the pain and fear he still has interest in it. That means he clearly likes it. It's also interesting that this is the first time in his life Equality 7-2521 admits to having felt afraid. The horrible controlling society he's lived in has never once scared him, but an attractive woman does the first time he sees her. It shows Equality 7-2521 is getting ready to express a change further into the novel Anthem. My visual image represents Equality 7-2521 having felt those emotions...
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