book anthem the character Equality 7-2521 faces many toils in his collectivistic society. Ever since Equality 7-2521 was born he has been more physically and mentally different than his brothers‚ but his collectivistic society has taught him that to be different is a sin. He tries to suppress his curiosity and transgressions but to no avail. Equality’s character traits such as individuality‚ intelligence and‚ compassion make it difficult for him to live and survive in the dystopian society of anthem
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the book Anthem‚ written by Ayn Rand‚ Equality 7-2521 had never seen his physical appearance. He was surprised seeing such a strong individual staring at him. One day after escaping into the woods‚ he finally met himself at a flowing stream and gained new confidence. This was an essential part to the theme of "Anthem." This shows how Equality finally found himself as an "I" in order to help others see themselves as an "I." This is an important part of "Anthem" since it reveals Equality 7-2521’s determination
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“To be free‚ a man must be free of his brothers.” (Chapter 12‚ Paragraph 15) Equality has always wondered what is it like to be free of his brothers‚ he now knows what it is like…. Equality doesn’t agree with what all is going on in his society and feels he needs to leave. He is disappointed in what the Scholars say to him “You shall be burned at the stake‚”(Chapter 7‚ Paragraph 27) so he runs away. Runs away from the entire society. Runs into the uncharted forest and leaves everything he owns or
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Living in a collective society where you can’t express yourself or be independent is hard to imagine. In Anthem‚ the collective society they live in forbids individuality like thoughts‚ feelings‚ words‚ and actions. It says “We must strive to be like all our brother men‚ for all men must be alike.(17)” In Anthem‚ when Equality stumbles upon a chance to detach himself from the collective society‚ he makes the most of it. I think Equality’s primary motivation was to make something for himself and
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Ayn Rand starts her book‚ Anthem‚ by writing “It is a sin to write this”(pg.1) She states that “It’s a sin to think of words no others think and to put them down upon paper no others are to see”.(pg.1) However Equality 7-2521 thinks otherwise; He has a different moral assessment of his work. Equality 7-2521 is like no other he‚ is his own person‚ likes to explore beyond what is known‚ and he is confident in doing what is best for the people of his community. Equality is a great and wise person in
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Ayn Rand is a Russian-born female philosopher that was passionate about writing‚ that moved to America to pursue her dreams. Throughout her life and career‚ she developed her own philosophy‚ known as Objectivism. Her philosophy consists of four essential parts‚ reality‚ reason‚ self-interest‚ and capitalism. It is informally known as the “philosophy for living on earth.” (About Ayn Rand) On February 2‚ 1905‚ Alissa Zinovievna Rosenbaum‚ later known as Ayn Rand‚ was born in Russia (Duignan) to a
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you ever read the book Anthem by Ayn Rand? It’s about a man‚ Equality 7-2521‚ that is writing a journal in an underground tunnel he found. That was not allowed in the place he was living at. They had very strict rules to live by‚ and were told how to live. Freedom of speech‚ and freedom of the press is the most important to adopt for their society. Freedom of speech is the right to express your ideas and opinions when you’re speaking. Equality 7-2521 was a very intelligent man. He was the smartest
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“It was the slender naked body of a man who looked as if he could break through the steel plate of a battleship and through any barrier whatever. It stood like a challenge. It left a strange stamp on one’s eyes. It made the people around it seem smaller and sadder than usual. For the first time in his life‚ looking at the statue‚ Keating thought he understood what was meant by the word “heroic”.’ – Ayn Rand‚ The Fountainhead. In Ayn Rand’s philosophical fiction novel‚ The Fountainhead‚ she dwells
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I think Equality has the right to be motivated. His primary motivation is to become a scholar. The world would be better a place in my opinion if everyone was as motivated as equality was in the book. Equality’s primary motivation was he wanted to become a scholar. That’s all he ever wanted to be. He wanted to discover new things. “But we loved the Science of Things.We wished to know. We wished to know about all the things which make the earth around us.” (Left side of chapter one‚ paragraph #4)
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into a human. Equality lived his life not knowing who he was nor did anyone else living in this world. The novella Anthem was a short story about how Equality discovered himself in a society where people never discover themselves or their abilities. In this world an individual does not exist only a collection of people working for the group. Ayn Rand‚ the author of Anthem‚ wanted to shine a light on common values which are now fading from todays society. Ayn Rand‚ the author of Anthem‚ was able to
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