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Uncharted Forest In Ayn Rand's Anthem Analysis

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In Anthem, the Uncharted Forest symbolizes everything that people are too afraid to explore. It embodies all the things people don’t do because they are fearful of stepping out of their comfort zone and/or of breaking the social construct that surrounds them.
In Ayn Rand’s society, it specifically symbolizes all that is unknown to the society Equality 7-2521 lives within. It represents all the things Equality 7-2521 has been curious about throughout his life and all the things he and his brothers have left unexplored due to Council’s orders and the fear of the unknown that the Council induced in them. While reading Anthem we get a couple of glimpses at Equality 7-2521’s thoughts. These glimpses show us that he has always felt drawn to the

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