Anthem takes place in the future yet it seems the city is still stuck in 3000 BC. The community still uses candles, there is no fast food and worst of all no technology. The government is of tyranny rule and have taken away people's freedom and liberty, and swapped it out for safety. The word “I” has been outlawed and replaced with the word “we”. The choice of the path someone could take has been taken away and force is the new way. Equality 7-2521 goes on a path of self discovery and discovers some of the forbidden secrets of the government. Nomatter what his path to freedom is he will not be pulled back by the darkness and tyranny of the government. Equality 7-2521 has many trails and exploratory journeys. There will be joy, sadness, hate and a whole jumble of emotions in the book for the main character and the reader. …show more content…
A true statement for the main characters past. Equality 7-2521 was told he was different, evil, propatiouse. He was forced to become a street sweeper, and because he had all he needed to survive, including safety, the gov said the people should be happy. “Whoever would withrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.” (Benjamin Franklin). This is the exact law that the government put down on the people. The government took away the right to say “I” and outlawed righting opinions or self-seeking words on paper. They took away the freeness of speech and no one could say anything about