Anthem Chart

Term and Definition | Examples from Anthem | 1. Why is the character or act condemned in Anthem? 2. Should it be condemned? Explain why/why not. | 1. Transgression: the breaking of law or oath | * Transgression of Preference: Equality chooses International 4-8818 as his friend * “The laws say that none among men may be alone, ever and at any time for this is the great transgression.” * Transgression of communication: Equality speaks to Liberty even though Liberty is from different trades. * Transgression of Preference: Equality prefers to be placed into the House of Scholars | 1. They are taught that the individual is nothing, mankind is everything, and that everyone must be treated with absolute equality. To choose a friend is to single out, and elevate, one man from the group. Also, choosing a friend requires individual thought, personal choices, and value judgments, all of which are forbidden. They are expected to be mindless, and thus selfless. 2. It should not be condemned because physical attraction is inborn to us humans. At one point in our life we will long for a member of the opposite gender. There is nothing any council could do about it 1. Based on the Law of the World Council, being by yourself and independent without the company of your brothers and sisters is not allowed. Being alone is banned. 2. It should not be condemned because freedom to choose who you want to be with and who you don’t should be choice an individual should make. 1. They are taught that an individual is not allowed to speak or give any gestures to anyone other than a person from the same trade as you. If not followed, it is a transgression. 2. The autonomy of speaking and communication with anyone you choice to should not be condemned. It should be a choice an person themselves can make. 1. The jobs you are assigned to be are in the hands of the Council of Vocations. Therefore, a brother may not wish to choice there they want to been in for