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    Equality 7-2521 In Ayn Rand's Anthem

    The cliché future world of new inventions, flying cars and robots is not the way Ayn Rand took her dystopian novel Anthem. The world of Anthem is technologically primitive and many know the source of light only from a candle. People do not have names; they have qualities followed by a number. Equality 7-2521 is the main character of Anthem; he lives in a world without the modern technology that is around today. For example; cell phones, computers and televisions, which all need electricity to operate

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    Comparing The Rules Of The City In Anthem, By Ayn Rand

    Imagine sharing a room with a hundred people, none of which question the set of rules before them. Do not say the sacred word, do not be individual, you must love all men equally. The object of choice is invalid. This is from the book Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, who escaped communism in Russia and set herself a new belief; objectivism. Like Ayn Rand, the main character, Equality 7-2521, perceives these rules as unjust, therefore rebels against them. Equality later then escapes the City and discovers

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    Equality 7-2521 In Ayn Rand's Anthem

    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

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    Dystopian Society Exposed In Ayn Rand's Anthem

    Ayn Rand’s Anthem portrays a collectivist-minded and totalitarian society (also referred to as a dystopian society) where freedom is limited. The dystopian society strongly believes in the idea that everybody is equal and that everybody should only care about the each other and not about themselves. The society had created different councils, each with its own job, and people were not allowed to choose their job, but it was chosen for them. The society believed in one quote that summarized all their

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    Lord Of The Flies Vs Anthem Research Paper

    Lords of the Flies and Anthem both were meant to symbolize social control throughout the book. Although they are meant to portray the same thing and have some similarities, there are still some differences. The characters, Piggy and Equality 7-2521, are great examples that display this. A similarity is that they both are seen as outsiders because they are “different”, a difference is their status within others, and lastly, how they act within the society. The main similarity between Piggy and Equality

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    Equality 7-2521 In Ann Rand's Anthem

    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

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    Individual Vs. Society In Ann Rand's Anthem

    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 individual. 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

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    The Use Of A Dystopian Society In Ayn Rand's Anthem

    As I read through the novel, ‘’Anthem’’ by Ayn Rand the word ‘’I’’ was not used by the main character, Equality 7-2021, until he found out its meaning. In fact, every character in the book could only refer themselves as a group. So basically, the collectivism society prohibited the use of “I.” The world that Equality lives is a dystopian society because the individual rights of its people have been taken away. Equality’s society feels they are doing the right thing; however, by taking away individual

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    Equality 7-2521 In Ayn Rand's Anthem

    Anthem, by Ayn Rand, Equality 7-2521 is the hero because he must overcome his guilt that he inherited from the society about pursuing his own happiness. He decides to move beyond his guilt when he arrives at randian ¨egoism¨ as the solution to all of life's questions. Equality is a byronic hero because he manages to surpass the best Scholars of his society by leaps and bounds in only a couple of years. For example when he says ¨I am a man. This miracle of me is mine to own and keep,and mine to guard

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    Equality 7-2521 In Ayn Rand's Anthem

    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

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