At times I ask myself‚ how can two people from different eras have such similar personalities? In the book Anthem‚ a short novel written by Ayn Rand‚ is about a dystopian society that is based off of the Council. The idea of independence and individuality is prohibited. Everyone is afraid to be different except Equality. Equality 7-2521 is a man that feels the need to be independent and has a quest for freedom. He is striving to be special in his own way and falls in love with The Golden One
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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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When Honore de Balzac said‚ “Equality may perhaps be a right‚ but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact‚” he meant that the idea of equality could never be a fact because the world isn’t always fair. There will be a time and a place when someone is thought of as different or someone acts distinctive compared to the people around them. Human nature is to think of them as different and exclude them for being something other than them. Eventually‚ you’ll find someone in a sea of people that
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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 my view and I am
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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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Anthem Quotes Essay The book Anthem by Amy Rand is the first person story of Equality 7-2521‚ a man raised in a community where all men are equal and everyone is brother to their fellow man. But Equality 7-2521 was not the typical person‚ for he was very intelligent‚ and always felt that there was more to life to be discovered. He wanted to be a scholar so he could learn about his world‚ but instead he was assigned by the community to be a street sweeper. Upon finding an underground tunnel‚ Equality
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Anthem may seem like a purely fictional story written for entertainment purposes‚ but upon closer inspection there are elements of real world occurrences. Equality 7-2521 is a boy growing up like every other boy around him‚ meaning he lives in a world after our with little technology‚ and in permanent fear of the World Council who control every aspect of life‚ including what he should think. Equality has always dreamed of being a scientist‚‚ but even dreaming or wanting is a crime against his brothers
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A young man given the name‚ Equality 7-2521 is living in a futuristic dark age. He is withheld from a name to prevent any form of individuality‚ but given a word followed by a series of numbers on an iron bracelet to be worn on his left wrist‚ as a form of identification by the World Council. Equality 7-2521 has made a moral discovery throughout the story Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ as discovering his individuality and as he has changed from one who believes that the World Council states all truth‚ to one
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Equality knows that his discovery will greatly benefit mankind but he has another motivation to present this to his brothers. He lives in a time where being equal is the most important thing and every aspect of life is decided fairly. Equality‚ the main character is not average by any means. He stands out in almost every way and makes a lot of decisions for himself. In chapter 1 he says ”And we know there is no transgression blacker than to do or think alone”. Equality’s life is decided
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In the book Anthem‚ by Ayn Rand‚ there is a man‚ Equality 7-2521‚ who unknowingly wishes to be himself in a world that only sees mankind as one body‚ and all men are forced to follow this herd mentality. As the book progresses‚ Equality 7-2521 finds freedom in a secret‚ underground tunnel. Equality is allowed time to learn about the scientific world around him and he finds joy in this. It seems as if he is motivated to make himself happy or to better the world for all men‚ but this is not the case
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